Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 334 › Conversation 334-042
Nixon & Bull on Ray Conniff and Henry Kissinger
Thursday, May 4, 1972 · 2:57 PM–3:02 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 43 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to coordinate logistics for an upcoming White House visit by musician Ray Conniff, including arrangements for photographs, certificates, and a tour of the Oval Office. The discussion also addressed a brief meeting between the President and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. Bull oversaw these administrative details before concluding his meeting with the President.
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NARA Description
On May 4, 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 2:57 pm and 3:02 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 334-042 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 334-42
Date: May 4, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:57 pm and 3:02 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Ray Conniff
-Arrival
-Meeting with the President
-Photograph
-Certificate
-Tour of Oval Office
-Gifts
Henry A. Kissinger
-Meeting with the President
Bull left at an unknown time before 3:02 pm.Also recorded on May 4, 1972
- 023-152 2:51 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard A. Moore talked on the telephone from 2:51 pm to 2:57 pm.
- 334-041 2:51 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard A. Moore met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:51 pm to 2:57 pm.
- 334-043 2:57 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ray Conniff, Alexander P. Butterfield, and White House photographer met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:57 pm and 3:03 pm.
- 023-153 3:04 PM · 8 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 3:44 pm.
- 023-154 3:04 PM · 31 sec — the White House operator, Henry A. Kissinger, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 3:44 pm.
- 023-155 3:04 PM · 2 min — the White House operator, Henry A. Kissinger, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 3:44 pm.
- 023-156 3:04 PM · 18 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 3:44 pm.
- 023-157 3:04 PM · 17 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 3:44 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 334-042, May 4, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/334-042 (accessed October 9, 2026).