Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 334 › Conversation 334-003

Nixon & Bull on Presidential transportation

Tuesday, April 25, 1972 · 4:23 PM–4:24 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation334-003 on Tape 334 (tape position 00:42:19–00:42:39)StartTuesday, April 25, 1972 at 4:23 PMEndTuesday, April 25, 1972 at 4:24 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 334-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met briefly with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate logistics for a scheduled departure or transportation arrangement. The conversation focused on confirming the readiness of a ride for the President. The meeting concluded once Bull provided the necessary confirmation.

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Steve, do we have a ride on today?
That's fine, okay.
Yeah, fine.
Thank you very much.

NARA Description

On April 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:23 pm to 4:24 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 334-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 334-3

Date: April 25, 1972
Time: 4:23 pm - 4:24 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 23-72]

Also recorded on April 25, 1972

  • 023-072 4:23 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 4:23 pm to 4:24 pm.
  • 023-073 4:24 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:24 pm and 4:26 pm.
  • 334-004 4:24 PM · 4 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 4:24 pm and 4:26 pm.
  • 334-005 4:24 PM · 10 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 4:24 pm and 4:26 pm.
  • 023-074 4:26 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:26 pm.
  • 334-006 4:26 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:26 pm.
  • 334-007 4:28 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, Ronald L. Ziegler, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:28 pm to 4:55 pm.
  • 023-075 4:43 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 4:43 pm to 4:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 334-003, April 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/334-003 (accessed October 9, 2026).