Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 442 › Conversation 442-059

Nixon & Bull on John Dean and James Eastland

Monday, June 4, 1973 · 7:47 PM–8:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 45 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation442-059 on Tape 442StartMonday, June 4, 1973 at 7:47 PMEndMonday, June 4, 1973 at 8:40 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 442-059 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull discussed the handling of a statement intended for release by John Dean regarding the Senate Judiciary Committee, then chaired by Senator James Eastland. The discussion touched upon the review of specific mission-related documents and coordination with Press Secretary Ron Ziegler. They concluded by agreeing to follow up on the status of these materials and Dean's statement the following day.

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Mr. President, uh, Dave Morris, I was with him at the branch, and, uh, Ziegler has that in hand.
He doesn't see any section relating to the mission.
Uh, earlier, he was in the office, and some of the grades were questions that were answered.
He was referring to a letter given to the Eastland Committee of Europe, probably the Eastland Committee, and the grades confirmation was before.
This is a statement that Dean was going to put out.
But we'll check with him tomorrow, okay?
Is he still at home?
I didn't come over.

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 442-059 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 442-059

Date: June 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:47 pm and 8:40 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

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

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 135 (.pdf page 140). 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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Bull left at an unknown time before 8:40 pm.

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  • 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.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 442-059, 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/442-059 (accessed October 1, 2026).