Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 331 › Conversation 331-028
Nixon & Bull on Jerry V. Wilson and Table tennis diplomacy
Wednesday, April 19, 1972 · 1:49 PM–2:11 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 36 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to finalize logistical arrangements and talking points for an upcoming appointment with D.C. Police Chief Jerry V. Wilson. The discussion addressed the scheduling of a photo opportunity with the U.S. table tennis team and specifically covered the President's intended comments regarding Egil "Bud" Krogh, Jr. The primary objective was to coordinate the sequence and location of these meetings to ensure operational efficiency.
- Presidential scheduling
- Jerry V. Wilson
- Table tennis diplomacy
- Egil Krogh
- White House logistics
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.
Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data
Each line starts with a timestamp button; press it to play the audio from that point.
NARA Description
On April 19, 1972, 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 1:49 pm and 2:11 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 331-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 331-28
Date: April 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:49 pm and 2:11 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-Meeting with Jerry V. Wilson
-Time
-Location
-Table tennis team
-Meeting with Wilson
-Talking points
-Egil (“Bud”) Krogh, Jr.
-The President’s comments
-Duration
Bull left at an unknown time before 2:11 pm.Also recorded on April 19, 1972
- 023-033 1:48 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 1:48 pm to 1:49 pm.
- 331-026 1:48 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:48 pm to 1:49 pm.
- 023-034 1:49 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:49 pm and 2:11 pm.
- 331-027 1:49 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:49 pm and 2:11 pm.
- 331-029 1:49 PM · 3 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 1:49 pm and 2:11 pm.
- 023-035 2:11 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:11 pm to 2:16 pm.
- 331-030 2:11 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:11 pm to 2:16 pm.
- 023-036 2:16 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:16 pm and 2:17 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 331-028, April 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/331-028 (accessed October 1, 2026).