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Nixon & Bull on White House tapes and Watergate scandal

Monday, June 4, 1973 · 7:47 PM–8:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation442-050 on Tape 442StartMonday, June 4, 1973 at 7:47 PMEndMonday, June 4, 1973 at 8:40 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 442-050 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen Bull met to review and assess specific White House tape recordings from mid-March 1973. The discussion focused on verifying the duration and content of key conversations involving figures such as Richard A. Moore, John Dean, H.R. Haldeman, and John Ehrlichman. Nixon expressed dissatisfaction with the state of the recordings, noting that the review process was not yielding the expected results.

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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 7:47 pm and 8:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 442-050 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 442-050

Date: June 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:47 pm and 8:40 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…,” page 125 (.pdf page 130). 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.]

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       White House tapes
             -President’s review
                     -March 19, 1973
                            -Executive Office Building [EOB]
                            -Richard A. Moore
                                   -Verification
                                           -March 19, 1973 and March 20, 1973
                                           -Ronald L. Ziegler
                     -March 20, 1973
                            -Oval Office
                                   -Moore and Dean
                     -Telephone
                            -Length

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       White House tapes
             -President’s review

                       -March 21, 1973
                              -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman
                       -Duration

Bull left at an unknown time before 8:40 pm.

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Steve?
Hello?
Steve, which one do you have on here now?
My blister's gone.
Somebody took it out.
Which one is on here now?
This is .
I don't want to question you first, but it's all up to you.
I'm sorry.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I've been looking at this now.
It's not really going to work.
I'm actually looking at the top, but it shouldn't make sense.
Mm hmm.
This is like 50 minutes approximately that you just

Also recorded on June 4, 1973

  • 442-051 7:47 PM · 42 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 7:47 pm and 8:40 pm.
  • 442-052 7:47 PM · 25 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 7:47 pm and 8:40 pm.
  • 442-053 7:47 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 7:47 pm and 8:40 pm.
  • 442-054 7:47 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:47 pm and 8:40 pm.
  • 442-055 7:47 PM · 27 sec — unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:47 pm and 8:40 pm.
  • 442-056 7:47 PM · 19 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 7:47 pm and 8:40 pm.
  • 442-057 7:47 PM · 7 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 7:47 pm and 8:40 pm.
  • 442-058 7:47 PM · 1 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 7:47 pm and 8:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 442-050, 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/442-050 (accessed November 15, 2026).