Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 474 › Conversation 474-006

Nixon & Bull on Justinian Society and White House Staff

Friday, March 26, 1971 · 11:22 AM–11:35 AM ET · Oval Office ·1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation474-006 onTape 474 (tape position 00:42:36–00:44:04)StartFriday, March 26, 1971 at 11:22 AMEndFriday, March 26, 1971 at 11:35 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 474-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and aide Stephen B. Bull discussed logistical arrangements for an upcoming meeting with lawyers from the Justinian Society. The President expressed frustration regarding miscommunications about his expected participation, specifically concerns over shaking hands with a larger-than-expected group of attendees. To rectify the situation, Nixon instructed Bull to clarify the scheduling parameters and manage the event details promptly.

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I don't know why somebody didn't get to him before the...

Well, actually, we had it, Mr. President.

We had it.

I know it's a year.

We're going to leave it on.

We spoke about it.

We're going to leave it on.

I guess the point is, though, see, he thought I was going to shake hands with all those people.

Now, who told you that?

Wasn't he told that I'd shake hands with them?

Thirteen people showed up every morning, sir.

That's his plan?

Yes.

Yeah, I see.

But nobody thought I was going to shake hands with the 60 and toss their mic.

And no one had even considered the 60 people coming in until he said he would note.

All right, get him in right away, right away, so that they know I was off soon.

NARA Description

On March 26, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 474-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 474-6

Date: March 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:22 am and 11:35 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     President’s schedule
          -Meeting with Justinian Society lawyers
                -President’s role
                -Arrangements
                -President’s role
                      -John A. Volpe’s understanding
                           -Cabinet meeting
                -Number attending
                -Tour of Oval Office

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:35 am

Also recorded on March 26, 1971

474-001 9:40 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:40 am to 9:55 am.
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.
474-004 11:15 AM · 2 min — 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.
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.
474-007 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 474-006, 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/474-006 (accessed September 18, 2026).