Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 440 › Conversation 440-021

Nixon & Bull on Presidential aide and Executive scheduling

Tuesday, May 22, 1973 · 5:10 PM–5:11 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation440-021 on Tape 440StartTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 5:10 PMEndTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 5:11 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 440-021 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, for a brief one-minute session in the Old Executive Office Building. While no transcript exists for this interaction, the meeting served as an administrative touchpoint between the President and his assistant. The encounter is formally indexed as part of the White House Taping System's record of presidential activities during the Watergate era.

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NARA Description

On May 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:10 pm to 5:11 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-021 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 440-21

Date: May 22, 1973
Time: 5:10 pm - 5:11 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 440-21 (cont’d)

[See Conversation No. 46-157]

Also recorded on May 22, 1973

  • 046-156 4:46 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 5:10 pm.
  • 046-157 5:10 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 5:10 pm to 5:11 pm.
  • 046-158 5:12 PM · 17 sec — Stephen B. Bull and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:12 pm to 5:13 pm.
  • 440-022 5:12 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:12 pm to 5:13 pm.
  • 440-023 5:13 PM · 1 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 5:13 pm and 5:22 pm.
  • 440-024 5:13 PM · 25 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 5:13 pm and 5:22 pm.
  • 440-025 5:13 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:13 pm and 5:22 pm.
  • 440-026 5:13 PM · 31 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 5:13 pm and 5:22 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 440-021, May 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/440-021 (accessed October 12, 2026).