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Nixon & Bull on Boeing Corporation

Thursday, March 25, 1971 · 4:23 PM–4:40 PM ET · Oval Office · 39 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation473-012 on Tape 473 (tape position 04:31:04–04:32:41)StartThursday, March 25, 1971 at 4:23 PMEndThursday, March 25, 1971 at 4:40 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 473-012 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417176301 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the technical logistics for an upcoming telephone call to the Boeing Corporation. The discussion focused on establishing the necessary communication protocols and arrangements required for the President to connect with company leadership. This brief interaction served to ensure the technical readiness of the call prior to its initiation.

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NARA Description

On March 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:23 pm and 4:40 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 473-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 473-12

Date: March 25, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:23 pm and 4:40 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     President’s telephone call to Boeing Corporation
          -Technical arrangements

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:40 pm

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technical arrangements

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 473-012, March 25, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417176301). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/473-012 (accessed November 2, 2026).