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Nixon & Bull on Caspar Weinberger and Federal projects

Wednesday, May 5, 1971 · 1:16 PM–3:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 32 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation252-034 on Tape 252 (tape position 01:58:43–01:59:12)StartWednesday, May 5, 1971 at 1:16 PMEndWednesday, May 5, 1971 at 3:00 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 252-034 ↗

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate scheduling and administrative logistics for upcoming political and federal project initiatives. The discussion focused on establishing high-level meetings with Caspar Weinberger regarding budget oversight and arranging private appointments with several individuals, including John Greiner of the American Federation of Law Enforcement and Peter Grace. Nixon directed Bull to finalize these arrangements, emphasizing the need for brief, exclusive sessions with his guests.

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And I'll be on the EOB at 2-30, and the other officers who work out will be either time tomorrow.
I talked to, uh, Flanagan and, uh,
I'll be over there in a minute.
Fine, fine.
Let's see.
Fine, fine.
See at the 3, at the 4.15.

On May 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 252-034 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 252-34

Date: May 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull

[See Conversation No. 42-90]
  • 042-087 1:16 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
  • 042-088 1:16 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter M. Flanigan talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
  • 042-089 1:16 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
  • 042-090 1:16 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
  • 042-091 1:16 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
  • 042-092 1:16 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
  • 042-093 1:16 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alvin Snyder talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
  • 042-094 1:16 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.

Conversation 252-034, May 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/252-034 (accessed October 3, 2026).