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Nixon & Bull on Artifacts and Personal property

Tuesday, January 30, 1973 · 9:40 PM–9:41 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 50 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation406-047 on Tape 406StartTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 9:40 PMEndTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 9:41 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 406-047 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull engage in a brief, informal exchange regarding the acquisition of a cannon currently located in a parking lot. The President expresses interest in obtaining the item, and Bull acknowledges the request. The conversation concludes with a mutual agreement to proceed with securing the artifact.

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Also, I have a cannon.
I have one in the parking lot.
It's a big one.
I'd like to try to get it.
All right.
All right.

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 9:40 pm to 9:41 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 406-047 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 406-47

Date: January 30, 1973
Time: 9:40 pm - 9:41 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

Stephen B. Bull talked with President.

[See Conversation No. 36-135]

Also recorded on January 31, 1973

  • 406-045 9:28 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:28 pm.
  • 036-135 9:40 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 9:40 pm to 9:41 pm.
  • 036-136 9:41 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:41 pm and 9:42 pm.
  • 406-048 9:41 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 9:41 pm and 9:42 pm.
  • 036-137 9:42 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 9:42 pm to 9:43 pm.
  • 406-049 9:42 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:42 pm to 9:43 pm.
  • 036-138 9:43 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:43 pm and 9:55 pm.
  • 406-050 9:43 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:43 pm to 9:55 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 406-047, 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/406-047 (accessed October 9, 2026).