Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 410 › Conversation 410-041

Nixon & Bull on Presidential travel

Thursday, March 15, 1973 · 6:28 PM–6:29 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 54 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation410-041 on Tape 410StartThursday, March 15, 1973 at 6:28 PMEndThursday, March 15, 1973 at 6:29 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 410-041 ↗

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met briefly to finalize travel arrangements for an upcoming trip scheduled to depart the following day at noon. The President confirmed the departure time and instructed Bull to verify the details for the duration of the visit, which was slated to extend through Monday. This logistical coordination ensured that the President’s itinerary remained on track for his weekend activities.

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Oh, the trip is on tomorrow.
We'll leave at 12 noon.
Right.
You can check that out.
Just check with the week.
It's okay.
It's okay.
But I'm going to be there through Monday, and I'll be very happy to be with you.

On March 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:28 pm to 6:29 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 410-041 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 410-41

Date: March 15, 1973
Time: 6:28 pm – 6:29 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 43-106]
  • 410-036 6:21 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:21 pm and 6:24 pm.
  • 410-037 6:24 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 6:24 pm.
  • 410-038 6:24 PM · 9 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 6:24 pm and 6:28 pm.
  • 410-039 6:24 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:24 pm and 6:28 pm.
  • 410-040 6:24 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 an unknown time between 6:24 pm and 6:28 pm.
  • 880-026 6:24 PM · 1 min — Unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 6:24 pm on March 15, 1973 and 10:14 am on March 16, 1973.
  • 410-042 6:33 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:33 pm to 6:34 pm.
  • 410-043 6:34 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Lelsie T. ("Bob") Hope met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:34 pm to 6:45 pm.

Conversation 410-041, March 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/410-041 (accessed October 1, 2026).