Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 435 › Conversation 435-037

Nixon & Bull on Administrative management

Monday, May 14, 1973 · 5:08 PM–5:15 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 24 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation435-037 on Tape 435StartMonday, May 14, 1973 at 5:08 PMEndMonday, May 14, 1973 at 5:15 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 435-037 ↗

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull briefly met in the Old Executive Office Building to address operational logistics surrounding an ongoing event. Their exchange focused on clarifying the duration and schedule of activity occurring within the workspace. The discussion concluded without major policy developments, serving primarily to manage the daily administrative environment.

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Is that going to be going on all day?
I don't know.
I mean, originally we thought it was going to be on all day, but it's not going to be on all day.

On May 14, 1973, 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 5:08 pm and 5:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 435-037 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 435-37

Date: May 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:08 pm and 5:15 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

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Bull left at an unknown time before 5:15 pm.
  • 435-035 5:01 PM · 4 min — Ronald L. Ziegler and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:01 pm to 5:08 pm.
  • 435-036 5:08 PM · 50 sec — 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 5:08 pm and 5:15 pm.
  • 917-040 5:10 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:10 pm to 5:15 pm.
  • 435-038 5:15 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:15 pm to 5:20 pm.
  • 917-042 5:17 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:17 pm and 6:16 pm.
  • 436-014 5:20 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Lawrence M. Higby met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:20 pm to 5:42 pm.
  • 435-039 5:21 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:21 pm.
  • 435-040 5:21 PM · 1 hr 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr., Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, and Doug Parker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:21 pm to 6:45 pm.

Conversation 435-037, May 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/435-037 (accessed October 1, 2026).