Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 432 › Conversation 432-017

Nixon & Bull on Presidential coordination

Wednesday, May 2, 1973 · 12:58 PM–12:59 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation432-017 on Tape 432StartWednesday, May 2, 1973 at 12:58 PMEndWednesday, May 2, 1973 at 12:59 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 432-017 ↗

President Nixon met briefly with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate the timing of an upcoming meeting. The discussion focused on confirming that a group was scheduled to convene at 3:00. The conversation concluded with Bull tasked to report back to the President with further updates.

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Yeah.
They've been meeting at 3.
It's alright.
I can get back to you if you don't mind.

On May 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:58 pm to 12:59 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 432-017 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 432-17

Date: May 2, 1973
Time: 12:58 pm - 12:59 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 45-144]
  • 045-142 12:48 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone from 12:48 pm to 12:49 pm.
  • 432-014 12:48 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:48 pm and 12:49 pm.
  • 432-015 12:55 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 12:58 pm.
  • 432-018 12:55 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 2:22 pm.
  • 045-143 12:57 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:57 pm and 12:58 pm.
  • 045-144 12:58 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 12:58 pm to 12:59 pm.
  • 432-016 12:58 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:58 pm.
  • 045-145 12:59 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 2:22 pm.

Conversation 432-017, May 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/432-017 (accessed October 5, 2026).