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Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and H.R. Haldeman

Saturday, April 14, 1973 · 8:47 AM–8:49 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation428-017 on Tape 428StartSaturday, April 14, 1973 at 8:47 AMEndSaturday, April 14, 1973 at 8:49 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 428-017 ↗

President Nixon instructed his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate meetings with Henry Kissinger and Bob Haldeman. The President requested that a meeting with Hayes be scheduled around 11:00 a.m. and directed Bull to contact relevant staff to confirm the availability of others, including Art, for morning appointments.

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So, Steve, with regard to, I think Henry, I want to see Hayes sometime today.
The time is open.
The time is open.
And so I'd like to see him.
One time is Mrs. Nixon's garden tour.
Let's say around, shall we say, 11 o'clock.
Great.
But you remember, about 12 at Hagan 11, tell Henry so he can plan it.
Right, right, right.
And do you know where Bob is in yet?
Yeah.
Well, I want to see him.
I heard they wanted to see him this morning.
Maybe they're up there.
But you can call and see what they can do.
See if Art is in there.

On April 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:47 am to 8:49 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 428-017 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 428-17

Date: April 14, 1973
Time: 8:47 am - 8:49 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 38-17]
  • 038-016 8:44 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:44 am and 8:47 am.
  • 428-015 8:44 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:44 am and 8:47 am.
  • 038-017 8:47 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 8:47 am to 8:49 am.
  • 428-016 8:47 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:47 am.
  • 038-018 8:49 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:49 am and 8:54 am.
  • 428-018 8:49 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:49 am to 8:54 am.
  • 428-019 8:53 AM · 3 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Elliot L. Richardson, Stephen B. Bull, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, John W. Dean, III, Henry A. Kissinger, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:53 am to 12:30 pm.
  • 038-019 8:54 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Elliot L. Richardson talked on the telephone from 8:54 am to 8:56 am.

Conversation 428-017, April 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/428-017 (accessed October 5, 2026).