Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 436 › Conversation 436-011

Nixon & Bull on Presidential agenda and time management

Monday, May 14, 1973 · 3:51 PM–3:52 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 33 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation436-011 on Tape 436StartMonday, May 14, 1973 at 3:51 PMEndMonday, May 14, 1973 at 3:52 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 436-011 ↗

President Nixon consulted with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to reschedule a pending afternoon meeting. Nixon requested that his appointment be moved from 4:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. to allow him more time to complete ongoing tasks. Bull confirmed the new time, and the meeting concluded with the adjustment of the President's daily schedule.

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Steve, I have rocked for 4 o'clock and everything, right?
Rather than having him here, I've got a couple more things to do.
I'll be there at the Oval Office at approximately 4 or 15, okay?
Make it 4.15.
Oh, 4.15 is no problem, thank you.

On May 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:51 pm to 3:52 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 436-011 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 436-11

Date: May 14, 1973
Time: 3:51 pm - 3:52 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 46-29]
  • 435-030 3:42 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 3:42 pm and 3:44 pm.
  • 435-031 3:44 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:44 pm to 3:51 pm.
  • 046-029 3:51 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:51 pm to 3:52 pm.
  • 435-032 3:51 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:51 pm and 4:19 pm.
  • 435-033 3:51 PM · 11 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 3:51 pm and 4:19 pm.
  • 436-010 3:51 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:51 pm.
  • 046-030 3:52 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:52 pm and 4:00 pm.
  • 436-012 3:52 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 3:52 pm and 4:00 pm.

Conversation 436-011, 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/436-011 (accessed October 1, 2026).