Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 476 › Conversation 476-005

Nixon & Bull on Henry A. Kissinger and White House scheduling

Friday, April 9, 1971 · 8:40 AM–8:52 AM ET · Oval Office · 3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation476-005 on Tape 476 (tape position 00:04:46–00:05:06)StartFriday, April 9, 1971 at 8:40 AMEndFriday, April 9, 1971 at 8:52 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 476-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics and scheduling. The primary focus of the brief session was to finalize arrangements for a meeting with National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. No other substantive policy matters were recorded during this interaction.

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NARA Description

On April 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:40 am and 8:52 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 476-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 476-5

Date: April 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:40 am and 8:52 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     Meeting with Henry A. Kissinger

Bull left at an unknown time before 8:52 am

Also recorded on April 9, 1971

  • 001-054 8:40 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:40 am and 10:02 am.
  • 476-003 8:40 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:40 am and 8:52 am.
  • 476-004 8:40 AM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:40 am and 8:52 am.
  • 476-006 8:40 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:40 am and 8:52 am.
  • 476-007 8:52 AM · 1 hr 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:52 am to 9:58 am.
  • 001-055 10:03 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 10:03 am to 10:27 am.
  • 476-008 10:03 AM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:03 am to 10:27 am.
  • 001-056 10:27 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 10:27 am to 10:28 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 476-005, April 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/476-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).