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Nixon & Bull on White House tapes and Transcription

Monday, June 4, 1973 · 5:06 PM–6:04 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation442-045 on Tape 442StartMonday, June 4, 1973 at 5:06 PMEndMonday, June 4, 1973 at 6:04 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 442-045 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to coordinate the ongoing transcription of sensitive White House tape recordings. The discussion focused on establishing a systematic process for reviewing specific recordings from March, with particular emphasis on identifying content involving the President. They assigned responsibility for transcribing various segments to ensure comprehensive documentation of the requested materials.

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Where do you stand now?

Did you finish transcribing the one you had?

Yes, sir.

I think that particular one is very sure to be there.

I've got nothing more on it.

Just talking about the president.

Yes, sir.

You're going to do another one, aren't you?

Because they're out of heat.

It's the three of us after ourselves.

Thank God.

i would say though they're also calling yeah if i can get the goddamn thing so that i can just listen to them

Yeah.

Right here.

Right here in March.

You can do the 15-2 connection.

You can do that too.

You do all of them.

You do the more deep beams up there.

I'll do this one.

Let me know.

NARA Description

On June 4, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 6:04 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 442-045 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 442-045

Date: June 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:06 pm and 6:04 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

[A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was initially prepared for the
Watergate Special Prosecution Force (WSPF) and can be found in Record Group (RG) 460, Box
172, “Transcript Prepared by the Impeachment Inquiry Staff for the House Judiciary
Committee…,” pages 55-57 (.pdf pages 59-61). The Nixon Presidential Materials Staff
reviewed the transcript and made changes as necessary. This transcript has been reviewed under
the provisions of the Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act of 1974 (PRMPA).
The National Archives does not guarantee its accuracy.]

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

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Bull left at an unknown time before 6:04 pm.

Also recorded on June 4, 1973

442-032 2:50 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 5:00 pm.
039-078 5:00 PM · 6 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 5:00 pm to 5:06 pm.
442-043 5:00 PM · 5 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:00 pm to 5:06 pm.
442-044 5:06 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 6:04 pm.
442-046 5:06 PM · 9 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 5:06 pm and 6:04 pm.
442-047 5:06 PM · 13 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 5:06 pm and 6:04 pm.
442-048 5:06 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 6:04 pm.
442-049 6:04 PM · 1 hr 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:04 pm to 7:47 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 442-045, June 4, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/442-045 (accessed October 1, 2026).