Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 421 › Conversation 421-016

Nixon & Bull on Presidential staff

Wednesday, March 21, 1973 · 4:43 PM–4:45 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation421-016 on Tape 421StartWednesday, March 21, 1973 at 4:43 PMEndWednesday, March 21, 1973 at 4:45 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 421-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, in the Old Executive Office Building. The exchange consisted of mutual well-wishes and brief greetings between the two men. No substantive policy discussions or administrative actions were recorded during this brief encounter.

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God bless you.
God bless you.

NARA Description

On March 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:43 pm to 4:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 421-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 421-16

Date: March 21, 1973
Time: 4:43 pm-4:45 pm
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                         Conversation No. 421-16 (cont’d)

Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 37-193]

Also recorded on March 21, 1973

  • 037-191 4:41 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:41 pm.
  • 037-192 4:41 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:41 pm and 4:43 pm.
  • 421-014 4:41 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 4:41 pm.
  • 421-015 4:41 PM · 13 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 4:41 pm and 4:43 pm.
  • 037-193 4:43 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 4:43 pm to 4:45 pm.
  • 421-017 4:45 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:45 pm and 4:53 pm.
  • 037-194 4:53 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:53 pm and 4:58 pm.
  • 421-018 4:53 PM · 1 hr 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, William P. Rogers, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John W. Dean, III, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:53 pm to 6:01 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 421-016, March 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/421-016 (accessed October 6, 2026).