Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 440 › Conversation 440-030
Nixon & Bull on Elliot Richardson and Henry Kissinger
Thursday, May 24, 1973 · 12:57 PM–1:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
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President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate logistics for an upcoming Cabinet meeting and the swearing-in ceremony of Elliot L. Richardson. They discussed the involvement of key officials, specifically clarifying that Henry Kissinger would not be participating in the day's scheduled events. Nixon finalized arrangements for transportation and briefed Bull on the expected sequence of activities involving Chief Justice Warren E. Burger and an event for prisoners of war.
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NARA Description
On May 24, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:57 pm to 1:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-030 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 440-30
Date: May 24, 1973
Time: 12:57 pm -1:00 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 440-30 (cont’d)
President’s schedule
-Cabinet
-Elliot L. Richardson’s swearing-in
-Warren E. Burger
-Prisoners of war [POW} event
-Weather
-[President’s State Department briefing]
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
-Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft
-President’s remarks
-Haig
Bull left at 1:00 pm.Also recorded on May 24, 1973
- 440-029 12:54 PM · 34 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 12:54 pm and 12:57 pm.
- 440-031 1:00 PM · 12 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 1:00 pm and 1:27 pm.
- 440-032 1:00 PM · 25 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 1:27 pm.
- 440-033 1:00 PM · 10 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 1:00 pm and 1:27 pm.
- 039-001 1:27 PM · 2 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 1:27 pm to 1:29 pm.
- 440-034 1:27 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:27 pm.
- 440-035 1:27 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:27 pm to 1:29 pm.
- 039-002 1:34 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:34 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 440-030, May 24, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/440-030 (accessed October 14, 2026).