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Nixon & Bull on Police report and Document retrieval

Tuesday, January 30, 1973 · 9:17 PM–9:18 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 22 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation406-042 on Tape 406StartTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 9:17 PMEndTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 9:18 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 406-042 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull briefly coordinate the logistics surrounding the retrieval of a police report. They confirm that the document will be available for pickup between 3:00 and 7:00 p.m. This short exchange ensures that staff members are prepared to secure the requested file within the specified timeframe.

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Yeah, what about the police report that you find out that this is going to take 3 or 4 to 6, 7 o'clock, and they're going to pick it up?
Pick it up, definitely.

NARA Description

On January 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:17 pm to 9:18 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 406-042 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 406-42

Date: January 30, 1973
Time: 9:17 pm - 9:18 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 36-132]

Also recorded on January 31, 1973

  • 036-130 9:10 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Coy H. Stennis talked on the telephone from 9:10 pm to 9:15 pm.
  • 406-040 9:10 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Mrs. John C. Stennis met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:10 pm to 9:15 pm.
  • 036-131 9:15 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:15 pm and 9:17 pm.
  • 406-041 9:15 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 9:15 pm and 9:17 pm.
  • 036-132 9:17 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 9:17 pm to 9:18 pm.
  • 036-133 9:18 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:18 pm and 9:26 pm.
  • 406-043 9:18 PM · 15 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 9:18 pm and 9:26 pm.
  • 036-134 9:26 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 9:26 pm to 9:28 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 406-042, January 31, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/406-042 (accessed October 7, 2026).