Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 426 › Conversation 426-041
Nixon & Bull on Cabinet meetings and Executive scheduling
Tuesday, April 10, 1973 · 3:49 PM–3:50 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed Stephen B. Bull to modify the attendee list for an upcoming Thursday meeting by adding domestic cabinet members. Nixon specifically excluded the Attorney General from this session, directing Bull to prioritize select officials such as Roy Ash and Caspar Weinberger. The exchange focused on finalizing the guest list composition for these executive deliberations.
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NARA Description
On April 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:49 pm to 3:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 426-041 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 426-41 Date: April 10, 1973 Time: 3:49 pm - 3:50 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Stephen B. Bull. [See Conversation No. 44-136]
Also recorded on April 10, 1973
- 044-133 3:45 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:46 pm.
- 044-134 3:45 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:46 pm.
- 426-039 3:45 PM · 19 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 3:45 pm and 3:46 pm.
- 044-135 3:46 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard K. Cook talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:46 pm and 3:47 pm.
- 426-040 3:46 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard K. Cook met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:46 pm to 3:48 pm.
- 044-136 3:49 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:49 pm to 3:50 pm.
- 892-015 3:54 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:54 pm and 3:56 pm.
- 892-016 3:56 PM · 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George A. Goodling, Samuel L. Devine, White House photographer, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:56 pm to 4:42 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 426-041, April 10, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/426-041 (accessed October 5, 2026).