Conversation 440-064

TapeTape 440StartTuesday, May 29, 1973 at 1:52 PMEndTuesday, May 29, 1973 at 1:54 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to discuss administrative arrangements and preferences regarding potential meetings. Nixon explicitly rejected a proposed format involving sitting down for a question-and-answer session, preferring a more informal or limited interaction. The conversation reflects the President's firm refusal to engage in specific procedural requests despite Bull's attempts to discuss them.

White House administrationPresidential schedulingStaff relationsProcedural preferences

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 1:52 pm to 1:54 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-064 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 440-64

Date: May 29, 1973
Time: 1:52 pm -1:54 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 39-33]

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I don't think that's a good idea.
I don't want to sit around and sit down and ask you questions.
I just want to stand up to you as much as possible.
I'm not going to do that.
I'm not.
No, I'm going to get to that.
Let me tell you, I just don't want to go on.
I just want to use the idea to have a budget.
I'm not going to do that.
I'm not going to do that.
I'm not going to do that.
So there.