Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 330 › Conversation 330-040

Nixon, Kissinger & Bull on H.R. Haldeman and Alexander P. Butterfield

Wednesday, April 12, 1972 · 3:20 PM–3:26 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Kissinger, Henry A.Conversation330-040 on Tape 330 (tape position 04:25:18–04:27:46)StartWednesday, April 12, 1972 at 3:20 PMEndWednesday, April 12, 1972 at 3:26 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 330-040 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to facilitate a telephone discussion regarding administrative matters, including the status of H.R. Haldeman and arrangements involving Alexander P. Butterfield at Camp David. Following Bull's departure, Nixon engaged in a brief follow-up call with Henry A. Kissinger. This interaction highlights the internal coordination of staff logistics and communications between the President and his key foreign policy and operational advisors.

Audio

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NARA Description

On April 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:20 pm and 3:26 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 330-040 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 330-40

Date: April 12, 1972
Time: Unknown after 3:20 pm and 3:26 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

              -Meeting
              -The President's call from Henry A. Kissinger

       Camp David
           -Alexander P. Butterfield
                -Secretary

Kissinger talked with the President between 3:23 and 3:26 pm.

[Conversation No. 330-40A]

[See Conversation No. 22-119]

Bull left at 3:23 pm.

[End of telephone conversation]

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Also recorded on April 12, 1972

  • 022-118 3:20 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:20 pm.
  • 330-039 3:20 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:20 pm.
  • 022-119 3:23 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 3:23 pm to 3:26 pm.
  • 330-041 3:26 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 3:27 pm.
  • 330-042 3:26 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 3:27 pm.
  • 022-120 3:27 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:27 pm.
  • 022-121 3:27 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 3:27 pm to 3:28 pm.
  • 330-043 3:27 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:27 pm to 3:28 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 330-040, April 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/330-040 (accessed November 15, 2026).