Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 439 › Conversation 439-035

Nixon & Bull on Blair House and Personnel appointments

Wednesday, May 23, 1973 · 1:19 PM–1:20 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 46 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation439-035 on Tape 439StartWednesday, May 23, 1973 at 1:19 PMEndWednesday, May 23, 1973 at 1:20 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 439-035 ↗

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President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull briefly conferred regarding the logistics of an upcoming event and the appointment of an individual to lead the Blair House. Nixon expressed a preference for the specific administrative arrangement being proposed to ensure proper management. The discussion concluded with a consensus to proceed with the planned approach for the evening's proceedings.

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Yeah.

How many of you are involved in that thing tonight?

I think we both have it here, and he will be president of the Blair House.

I think that's better.

I don't want to go off the top of this.

Okay.

NARA Description

On May 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:19 pm to 1:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 439-035 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 439-35

Date: May 23, 1973
Time: 1:19 pm - 1:20 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 46-170]
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                                 Conversation 439-36 (cont’d)

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439-032 1:00 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 1:00 pm and 1:19 pm.
439-033 1:00 PM · 10 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 1:00 pm and 1:19 pm.
439-034 1:00 PM · 10 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 1:00 pm and 1:19 pm.
926-021 1:00 PM · 59 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:00 pm.
046-170 1:19 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:19 pm to 1:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 439-035, May 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/439-035 (accessed October 12, 2026).