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Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and Staff communication

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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation476-006 on Tape 476 (tape position 00:05:06–00:07:19)StartFriday, April 9, 1971 at 8:40 AMEndFriday, April 9, 1971 at 8:52 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 476-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to receive a status update regarding Henry Kissinger's current whereabouts and availability. The discussion focused on coordinating a callback to the President while Kissinger was attending a breakfast meeting with a scientist. No further significant actions were recorded before Bull departed the Oval Office.

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Sir, he's in a breakfast with one of the scientists in the situation.
Do you want to keep her?
No, I've got to go.
All right, sir.

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 476-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 476-6

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

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     Henry A. Kissinger
          -Location
          -Call back to President

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.
  • 476-005 8:40 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 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 476-006, 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/476-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).