President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to demand immediate progress on the legal assertion that presidential and National Security Council papers remain the property of the President rather than the government archives. Expressing intense frustration with the current staff's pace and efficacy, Nixon insisted that legal counsel Garland finalize this position immediately. He concluded by threatening to terminate the entire staff if his directive regarding the control of these records was not executed.
On May 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:51 pm to 2:52 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 433-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 433-24 Date: May 1, 1973 Time: 2:51 pm - 2:52 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Stephen B. Bull. [See Conversation No. 45-91] -12- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM (rev. March-2011)
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