Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 475 › Conversation 475-014
Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and Alexander Butterfield
Thursday, April 8, 1971 · 9:13 AM–9:18 AM ET · Oval Office · 48 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate administrative logistics and scheduling matters. Their discussion primarily concerned Henry Kissinger’s upcoming staff meetings and personal arrangements involving Alexander Butterfield’s family travel to Ramey Air Force Base in Puerto Rico. No major policy decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.
- Henry Kissinger
- Scheduling
- Alexander Butterfield
- Ramey Air Force Base
- White House Administration
Audio
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NARA Description
On April 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:13 am and 9:18 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 475-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 475-14
Date: April 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:13 am and 9:18 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull
Henry A. Kissinger’s schedule
-Staff meeting
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 07/24/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[475-014-w001]
[Duration: 33s]
Alexander P. Butterfield
-Puerto Rico
-Wife
-Ramey Air Force Base
-Daughter
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Bull left at an unknown time before 9:18 amAlso recorded on April 8, 1971
- 475-011 8:45 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 9:08 am.
- 475-012 9:08 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:08 am to 9:13 am.
- 475-013 9:13 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:13 am and 9:18 am.
- 475-015 9:13 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:13 am and 9:18 am.
- 475-016 9:18 AM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Rose Mary Woods, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:18 am to 10:07 am.
- 475-017 10:07 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter G. Peterson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:07 am to 10:20 am.
- 052-001 10:40 AM · 1 hr 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the Council on International Economic Policy, including William P. Rogers, John B. Connally, Clifford M. Hardin, Maurice H. Stans, James D. Hodgson, George P. Shultz, Paul W. McCracken, Henry A. Kissinger, Carl J. Gilbert, David M. Kennedy, Rocco C. Siciliano, Deane R. Hinton, Donald A. Webster, C. Fred Bergsten, and Peter G. Peterson, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 10:40 am to 12:17 pm.
- 052-002 12:17 PM — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 1:04 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 475-014, April 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/475-014 (accessed October 12, 2026).