Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 477 › Conversation 477-008

Nixon & Bull on Peter G. Peterson and Presidential appointments

Monday, April 12, 1971 · 2:00 PM–2:30 PM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation477-008 on Tape 477 (tape position 03:37:51–03:38:38)StartMonday, April 12, 1971 at 2:00 PMEndMonday, April 12, 1971 at 2:30 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 477-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate a briefing session with Peter G. Peterson. The primary objective was to arrange a meeting between the President and Peterson regarding his official schedule. Nixon provided specific instructions to facilitate the call and ensure Peterson could be brought into the Oval Office for the discussion.

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See if Mr. Peterson can come in and... Let's be able to stop the phone call.

NARA Description

On April 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 2:30 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 477-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 477-008

Date: April 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:00 pm and 2:30 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     Peter G. Peterson’s schedule
           -Meeting with President

Bull left at an unknown time before 2:30 pm

Also recorded on April 12, 1971

  • 477-003 12:41 PM · 18 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:41 pm and 12:42 pm.
  • 477-004 12:42 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:42 pm to 12:46 pm.
  • 477-005 12:47 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Marilyn Cochran, Barbara Cochran, Bobby Cochran, and Henry C. Cashen, II met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:47 pm to 12:53 pm.
  • 477-006 12:53 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:53 pm.
  • 477-007 12:53 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:53 pm to 2:00 pm.
  • 477-009 2:00 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 477-010 2:30 PM · 1 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Peter G. Peterson, Stephen B. Bull, unknown person(s), and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:30 pm to 3:37 pm.
  • 477-011 3:37 PM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Maurice H. Stans, and James T. Lynn met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:37 pm to 4:27 pm.

All 21 conversations from April 12, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 477-008, April 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/477-008 (accessed October 12, 2026).