Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 442 › Conversation 442-048
Nixon & Bull on White House tapes and Watergate
Monday, June 4, 1973 · 5:06 PM–6:04 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull and Ronald L. Ziegler to conduct an administrative review and audit of the White House taping system. The participants addressed technical difficulties regarding missing or improperly recorded segments, including calls from Camp David. The discussion also touched upon high-stakes political concerns, including the ongoing Watergate investigation, the role of John W. Dean, and potential legal threats posed by the Ervin Committee and Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox.
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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 442-048 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 442-048
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 58-60 (.pdf pages 62-64). 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.
- 442-045 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.
- 442-046 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.
- 442-049 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 442-048, 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/442-048 (accessed October 1, 2026).