Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 440 › Conversation 440-055
Nixon & Bull
Tuesday, May 29, 1973 · 12:51 PM–12:55 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
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President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate his personal schedule and manage incoming correspondence. The discussion focused primarily on organizing telephone calls, including outreach to Julie Nixon Eisenhower regarding specific letters and potential communications involving Moscow. The brief session served to finalize the President's immediate agenda and logistical priorities.
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NARA Description
On May 29, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:51 pm to 12:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-055 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 440-55
Date: May 29, 1973
Time: 12:51 pm - 12:55 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President’s schedule
-Telephone calls
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Letters
-Moscow [?]
-Telephone calls
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Conversation No. 440-55 (cont’d)
-Timing
Bull left at 12:55 pm.Also recorded on May 29, 1973
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 440-055, May 29, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/440-055 (accessed October 12, 2026).