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Nixon & Bull on Justinian Society and White House Conference on Drugs

Friday, March 26, 1971 · 11:15 AM–11:17 AM ET · Oval Office ·2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation474-004 onTape 474 (tape position 00:30:12–00:33:01)StartFriday, March 26, 1971 at 11:15 AMEndFriday, March 26, 1971 at 11:17 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 474-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull reviewed the logistics for the President's upcoming meetings with the Justinian Society and religious leaders attending a White House conference on drugs. The discussion focused on scheduling details, participant logistics, and the specific roles the President would play during these events. Bull provided final instructions on greeting attendees and managing the flow of the President’s appearances in the Roosevelt Room.

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Mr. President, we did increase the number.
We had 65 people on this Chesapeake Society program.
Actually, there wouldn't have been a hundred million if not death to death.
This is about how we're going to get screwed up in four years.
He was lobbying.
He was just lobbying us behind the numbers.
Well, I suppose the shake hands are all on the property.
There are 65 people in there now who are going to greet them, say hello to the White House.
An option could be for them to run through and shake hands with you, but that's the only option.
I have a real need to, which is going to greet them.
And you can refer to the red carpeted special tour that's been arranged for all of the 100 media this afternoon at 3 o'clock in their special tour at the White House.
You're all ready to go, sir.
You may just take other boards to the front of the fireplace.
Anthony, uh, Anthony Salabresi, uh, he's a little bit more sensitive.
He's going to be ready for what he's going to have to do.
In the name of God, I didn't know he was making remarks while I was conferring some drugs.
Well, this drug conference is similar to the other ones.
These are religious leaders.
This is a drop-off.
It's a beer march.
I need to know about it in advance.
I'll hum you off and finish you in a second.
All right, sir.
The drug group is 1145.
This group is headed to the left.

NARA Description

On March 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:15 am to 11:17 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 474-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 474-4

Date: March 26, 1971
Time: 11:15 am - 11:17 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     President’s schedule

           -Justinian Society
                 -Number attending
                 -John A. Volpe
                 -President’s role
                 -Roosevelt Room
                 -Anthony J. Celebrezze and [Name unintelligible]
           -White House Conference on Drugs
                 -President’s role
                 -Time of meeting

Bull left at 11:17 am

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  • 474-002 9:55 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:55 am to 10:00 am.
  • 474-003 10:00 AM · 38 sec — Nellie L. Yates and unknown person(s) [maintenance workers] met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 11:12 am.
  • 051-013 10:02 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and members of the Cabinet, including William P. Rogers, John B. Connally, Melvin R. Laird, John N. Mitchell, James W. Hargrove, Rogers C. B. Morton, Clifford M. Hardin, Maurice H. Stans, James D. Hodgson, John G. Veneman, George W. Romney, John A. Volpe, David M. Kennedy, George P. Shultz, Robert H. Finch, Donald H. Rumsfeld, George H. W. Bush, John D. Erhlichman, Henry A. Kissinger, Clark MacGregor, Peter G. Peterson, Herbert G. Klein, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander P. Butterfield, Raymond K. Price, Dr. Edward E. David, Jr., William L. Safire, Paul W. McCracken, Herbert Stein, Robert J. Dole, and [First name unknown] Brown, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 11:12 am.
  • 474-005 11:17 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:17 am and 11:22 am.
  • 474-006 11:22 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:35 am.
  • 474-007 11:22 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and members of the Justinian Society met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 2:54 pm.
  • 474-008 4:09 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Melvin R. Laird, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, David Packard, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:09 pm and 4:53 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 474-004, March 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/474-004 (accessed September 18, 2026).