Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 437 › Conversation 437-014
Nixon & Bull on Alexander Haig and White House logistics
Friday, May 18, 1973 · 2:59 PM–3:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 26 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate his upcoming schedule. The discussion focused on finalizing arrangements for an appointment involving Alexander M. Haig, Jr. set for the following Monday. The interaction concluded immediately after these logistical details were addressed.
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NARA Description
On May 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:59 pm to 3:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 437-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 437-14
Date: May 18, 1973
Time: 2:59 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President’s schedule
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.’s conversation with Bull
-Monday
Bull left at 3:00 pm.Also recorded on May 18, 1973
- 437-012 1:55 PM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:55 pm to 2:55 pm.
- 437-013 2:55 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:55 pm and 2:59 pm.
- 437-015 3:00 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 437-016 3:00 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 437-017 3:00 PM · 12 sec — 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 3:00 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 437-018 3:00 PM · 31 sec — 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 3:00 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 437-019 3:35 PM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:35 pm to 4:34 pm.
- 046-114 4:34 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 5:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 437-014, May 18, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/437-014 (accessed October 12, 2026).