Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 476 › Conversation 476-019

Nixon & Bull on Peter M. Flanigan and Henry A. Kissinger

Friday, April 9, 1971 · 1:35 PM–1:47 PM ET · Oval Office · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation476-019 on Tape 476 (tape position 04:48:48–04:51:15)StartFriday, April 9, 1971 at 1:35 PMEndFriday, April 9, 1971 at 1:47 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 476-019 ↗

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull discussed adjustments to the President’s daily schedule, specifically concerning upcoming appointments with Peter M. Flanigan and Henry A. Kissinger. The exchange focused on managing the timing and flow of these meetings to accommodate the President’s preferences. Bull was tasked with facilitating these updates while ensuring the President’s agenda remained undisturbed.

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He just gave me quiet.
I had to come in for a minute.
That was 15 minutes.
He's period now, but don't break it.
I want one shot.
How was the left hand?
Did you want Henry to come back before you got to the bottom?

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 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 476-019 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 476-19

Date: April 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     President’s schedule
          -Peter M. Flanigan
          -Henry A. Kissinger

Bull left at an unknown time before 1:47 pm
  • 001-060 1:35 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm.
  • 001-061 1:35 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm.
  • 001-062 1:35 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm.
  • 476-017 1:35 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm.
  • 476-018 1:35 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm.
  • 476-020 1:35 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm.
  • 476-021 1:35 PM · 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 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm.
  • 476-022 1:35 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm.

Conversation 476-019, 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/476-019 (accessed October 12, 2026).