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Nixon & Bull on White House logistics and Security arrangements

Tuesday, March 20, 1973 · 7:58 PM–7:59 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 29 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation422-012 on Tape 422StartTuesday, March 20, 1973 at 7:58 PMEndTuesday, March 20, 1973 at 7:59 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 422-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consults with aide Stephen B. Bull regarding the specific nature and logistics of an off-site shelter facility. The brief exchange focuses on clarifying the details of this location, which the President suggests he learned about through a personal acquaintance. No definitive policy decisions are recorded, as the conversation is limited to gathering information about the facility.

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Yeah.
Yeah.
I tried to get this information from a friend.
Do you know what kind of shelter we're at back there?
Well, I think I got that from a friend of mine.

NARA Description

On March 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:58 pm to 7:59 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 422-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 422-012

Date: March 20, 1973
Time: 7:58 pm - 7:59 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 37-181]

Also recorded on March 21, 1973

  • 037-178 7:48 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:48 pm.
  • 037-180 7:52 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan talked on the telephone from 7:52 pm to 7:53 pm.
  • 422-009 7:52 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:52 pm to 7:53 pm.
  • 422-010 7:53 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 7:53 pm.
  • 422-011 7:53 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:53 pm and 7:58 pm.
  • 037-181 7:58 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 7:58 pm to 7:59 pm.
  • 037-182 8:07 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan talked on the telephone from 8:07 pm to 8:08 pm.
  • 422-013 8:07 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, John V. Brennan, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:07 pm to 8:08 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 422-012, 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/422-012 (accessed October 2, 2026).