Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 417 › Conversation 417-005
Nixon & Bull on Information gathering and Administrative coordination
Monday, March 5, 1973 · 3:25 PM–3:26 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 56 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with his aide Stephen B. Bull to follow up on information gathered from an individual referred to as Rogers. The brief exchange primarily served as a status check regarding a prior inquiry or assignment. No definitive policy decisions were reached, as the conversation concluded with an agreement for Bull to provide a follow-up call.
- Stephen B. Bull
- Information gathering
- Administrative coordination
- White House operations
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NARA Description
On March 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:25 pm to 3:26 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 417-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 417-5
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 417-24 (cont’d)
Date: March 5, 1973
Time: 3:26 pm - 3:27 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.
[See Conversation No. 37-53]Also recorded on March 5, 1973
- 417-004 3:25 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 3:25 pm.
- 037-052 3:26 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:26 pm.
- 037-053 3:26 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:26 pm to 3:27 pm.
- 037-054 3:27 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:27 pm.
- 417-006 3:27 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 3:27 pm.
- 037-055 3:28 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 3:28 pm to 3:32 pm.
- 417-007 3:28 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:28 pm to 3:32 pm.
- 037-056 3:33 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:33 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 417-005, March 5, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/417-005 (accessed October 6, 2026).