Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 476 › Conversation 476-020

Nixon & Bull on White House personnel and Peter M. Flanigan

Friday, April 9, 1971 · 1:35 PM–1:47 PM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation476-020 on Tape 476 (tape position 04:51:15–04:51:31)StartFriday, April 9, 1971 at 1:35 PMEndFriday, April 9, 1971 at 1:47 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 476-020 ↗

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull briefly met in the Oval Office to review the President’s upcoming schedule, specifically focusing on appointments with Peter M. Flanigan and Peter G. Peterson. The discussion centered on coordinating these meetings and addressing logistical concerns regarding personnel movements in and around the White House. No major policy decisions were reached during this short administrative check-in.

Download MP3 · 0.4 MB

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.

Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data

Each line starts with a timestamp button; press it to play the audio from that point.

Mr. President, Peter's saying, uh, he's going to launch out of the building next to us.
I'll say that about Peter, sir.
I'll say that about Pete, Peter, sir.
Anybody at home?
Sir?

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 476-020 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 476-20

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
          -Peter G. Peterson

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.
  • 476-019 1:35 PM · 18 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 476-020, 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/476-020 (accessed October 12, 2026).