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Conversation 475-007

TapeTape 475StartTuesday, April 6, 1971 at 12:25 PMEndTuesday, April 6, 1971 at 12:27 PMTape start time00:34:33Tape end time00:36:00ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Recording deviceOval Office
AI Summary

President Nixon and aide Stephen B. Bull met briefly to discuss the President’s daily schedule, including a haircut appointment, and logistics regarding photographic records of the President. The two also deliberated on the production and distribution of official gifts, specifically evaluating the cost and appropriateness of adding a presidential signature to commemorative paperweights. The conversation concluded with Nixon expressing indifference toward the administrative costs associated with these promotional materials.

Presidential scheduleOfficial giftsPhotographyWhite House administrationStephen B. Bull
AudioNARA Description

On April 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:25 pm and 12:27 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 475-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 475-7

Date: April 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:25 pm and 12:27 pm

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     Photographing President during talk

     President’s schedule
          -Barber

     Gifts
             -Paper weight
             -Signature by President
             -Cost

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:27 pm
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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I really don't know why I always take these pictures.
They know my story.
I don't want it myself, but I don't want it for the people.
It's the people that do the pictures.
Screw it.
They don't see it either.
I want to see the pictures every day of my life, once I've read them all.
Why?
The borderless.
It's just a question.
This is another approach in that paper we received.
We didn't have a signature on it.
We weren't even giving it out to you.
A signature, I think, might be a good idea.
It might be awkward for you sometimes, too.
No, no, no.
It's fine.
It's fine.
It doesn't cost a lot.
It doesn't make a difference.
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