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Nixon & Bull on White House Tapes and Record management

Monday, June 4, 1973 · 8:55 PM–9:39 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 5 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation442-066 on Tape 442StartMonday, June 4, 1973 at 8:55 PMEndMonday, June 4, 1973 at 9:39 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 442-066 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and his aide, Stephen B. Bull, met to organize, review, and verify a collection of audio recordings. The discussion centered on identifying specific segments and verifying the chronological order of the tapes, with Bull reporting on his extensive review process. The two men worked to clarify the status of various recorded sessions to ensure they were correctly cataloged.

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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 8:55 pm and 9:39 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 442-066 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 442-066

Date: June 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:55 pm and 9:39 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 156-159 (.pdf page 161-164). 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 9:39 pm.

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I can't find the last word.
I can't find the last word.
We went through about 12 hours of this, but I don't have time for that.
I just don't want to find this goddamn thing.
I just want to be ready.
I just want to be ready.
Okay.
Okay.
March 1, right?
Yes sir.
We just kind of hung it up and the neighbors, the neighbors jumped up.
Okay.
I think there must be something wrong with the guy.
The video has jumped up.
If you find anybody in need of help, they'll just put it on our website.
There's no announcement.
Whoa.
All right, this is it.
This is the 20th now.
The last one.
I heard this.
All right.
There's no honor for this last one.
Okay, that's logical.
That's right.
You don't have another damn thing.
Yes, sir.
You've been through.
eight or nine hours, and what we've been confused about.
That part is where the hell is he?
The 14th, before we see the 7th or 8th, and then we're in the 5th.
I mean, you know, or a team.
Say we're calling, let me see, and that will be tomorrow.
There's four of us, and we're going to be back in a minute.
So, team is the one.

Also recorded on June 4, 1973

  • 442-061 8:40 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:40 pm to 8:55 pm.
  • 442-062 8:55 PM · 8 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 8:55 pm and 9:39 pm.
  • 442-063 8:55 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 8:55 pm and 9:39 pm.
  • 442-064 8:55 PM · 8 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 8:55 pm and 9:39 pm.
  • 442-065 8:55 PM · 5 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 8:55 pm and 9:39 pm.
  • 039-079 9:39 PM · 10 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:39 pm to 9:48 pm.
  • 442-067 9:39 PM · 7 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:39 pm to 9:48 pm.
  • 442-068 9:48 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 9:48 pm and 9:54 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 442-066, 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/442-066 (accessed November 12, 2026).