Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 463 › Conversation 463-003
Nixon & Bull on Donald Rumsfeld
Monday, March 8, 1971 · 5:38 PM–5:41 PM ET · Oval Office · 5 sec
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On March 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:38 pm and 5:41 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 463-003 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 463-3
Date: March 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:38 pm and 5:41 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull
President’s schedule
-Donald H. Rumsfeld
Bull left at an unknown time before 5:41 pmTranscript (AI-generated)
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- 463-002 5:38 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:38 pm and 5:41 pm.
- 463-004 5:38 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:38 pm and 5:41 pm.
- 463-005 5:38 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:38 pm and 5:41 pm.
- 463-006 5:41 PM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Donald H. Rumsfeld, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:41 pm to 6:38 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 463-003, March 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417176087). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/463-003 (accessed November 2, 2026).