Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 433 › Conversation 433-037

Nixon & Bull on FBI and Cabinet relations

Tuesday, May 1, 1973 · 5:53 PM–5:54 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 38 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation433-037 on Tape 433StartTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 5:53 PMEndTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 5:54 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 433-037 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs Stephen B. Bull to contact Bob [Haldeman] regarding his recent confrontation with the Cabinet concerning the presence of an FBI agent outside the office. Nixon explicitly rejects the validity of a memorandum on the subject and instructs that no such document be produced. Additionally, Nixon extends an invitation for John and his family to utilize Camp David for the upcoming weekend.

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Yeah.
Give Bob all of a call and tell him how I beat the cabinet out about that FBI guy, you know, being outside the door.
And that I rejected the idea that he kind of was a bad memorandum.
And Roger's just, you know, there's no memorandum.
Just let him.
Related to John, he and John and their families are invited to use Camp David for the weekend if they want.

NARA Description

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 5:53 pm to 5:54 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 433-037 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 433-37

Date: May 1, 1973
Time: 5:53 pm - 5:54 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 45-101]

Also recorded on May 1, 1973

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  • 045-100 5:44 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:44 pm and 5:53 pm.
  • 433-034 5:44 PM · 9 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 5:44 pm and 5:53 pm.
  • 433-035 5:44 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:44 pm and 5:53 pm.
  • 433-036 5:44 PM · 9 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 5:44 pm and 5:53 pm.
  • 045-101 5:53 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 5:53 pm to 5:54 pm.
  • 433-038 5:55 PM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Herbert G. Klein, and Hobart D. Lewis met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:55 pm to 6:24 pm.
  • 045-102 5:57 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hobart D. Lewis talked on the telephone from 5:57 pm to 5:58 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 433-037, May 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/433-037 (accessed October 5, 2026).