Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 404 › Conversation 404-005
Nixon & Bull on Soviet relations and administrative logistics
Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 9:29 AM–11:55 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 34 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon directs Stephen B. Bull to monitor the progress of specific administrative or logistical tasks involving Soviet personnel. The President explicitly requests information regarding the anticipated completion time of these activities while emphasizing a desire to limit the scope of the Russians' involvement. This brief exchange serves to track the status of ongoing diplomatic or bureaucratic arrangements.
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NARA Description
On January 23, 1973, 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 9:29 am and 11:55 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 404-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 404-5 Date: January 23, 1973 Time: 9:14 am - 9:15 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Stephen B. Bull. [See Conversation No. 36-67]
Also recorded on January 23, 1973
- 036-063 8:55 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William S. White talked on the telephone from 8:55 am to 9:03 am.
- 404-001 8:55 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. White met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:55 am to 9:03 am.
- 036-064 9:03 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:03 am and 9:10 am.
- 404-002 9:03 AM · 11 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 9:03 am and 9:10 am.
- 036-065 9:10 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone from 9:10 am to 9:14 am.
- 036-067 9:14 AM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 9:14 am to 9:15 am.
- 404-003 9:14 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:14 am.
- 404-004 9:14 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:14 am to 9:15 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 404-005, January 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/404-005 (accessed October 9, 2026).