Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 426 › Conversation 426-051
Nixon & Bull on State Dinner and Lee Kuan Yew
Tuesday, April 10, 1973 · 6:09 PM–6:14 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to coordinate logistical arrangements for an upcoming state dinner honoring Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. The discussion focused on establishing precise protocol for the arrival of the color guard and the timing of musical fanfares during the event. Additionally, they reviewed details regarding the guest list, specifically confirming the status of Paul W. Keyes as a new staff member expected to participate in the receiving line.
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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 6:09 pm to 6:14 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 426-051 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 426-51
Date: April 10, 1973
Time: 6:09 pm - 6:14 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Interest Equalization Tax
-George P. Shultz
-President’s schedule
List
Pens
-Ball point
-Ease of use
-Japan’s manufacture
-Compared to US manufacture
White House social affairs
-Church services
-Use of White House, grounds
-Protocol
-State dinner for Lee Kuan Yew
-Arrangements
-Paul W. Keyes and Mrs. Keyes
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 426-51 (cont’d)
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
Bull left at 6:14 pm.Also recorded on April 10, 1973
- 044-139 5:59 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 5:59 pm to 6:09 pm.
- 426-049 5:59 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:59 pm.
- 426-050 5:59 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:59 pm to 6:09 pm.
- 044-140 6:14 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:14 pm and 6:17 pm.
- 426-052 6:14 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:14 pm.
- 426-053 6:14 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 an unknown time between 6:14 pm and 6:17 pm.
- 044-141 6:17 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 6:17 pm to 6:18 pm.
- 426-054 6:17 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:17 pm to 6:18 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 426-051, 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/426-051 (accessed October 5, 2026).