Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 478 › Conversation 478-001

Nixon & Bull on Cabinet meeting and Spiro Agnew

Tuesday, April 13, 1971 · 9:17 AM–9:30 AM ET · Oval Office · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation478-001 on Tape 478 (tape position 00:01:04–00:06:03)StartTuesday, April 13, 1971 at 9:17 AMEndTuesday, April 13, 1971 at 9:30 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 478-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to finalize scheduling arrangements for an upcoming Cabinet meeting and address the status of Vice President Spiro Agnew. The discussion centered on confirming the attendance of key officials, including John N. Irwin II, and determining the logistics for a speech to be delivered in San Francisco. Following this brief coordination, it was confirmed that the Vice President would not be attending the scheduled event.

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The vice president will not be attending this event.
He met him late last night.
He's ready to speak to you in a second.

NARA Description

On April 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:17 am and 9:30 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 478-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 478-1

Date: April 13, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:17 am and 9:30 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     President’s schedule
          -Cabinet meeting
                -John N. Irwin, II
                -Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
                -Location
                      -San Francisco
                -Speech

Bull left at unknown time before 9:30 am

Also recorded on April 13, 1971

  • 053-001 8:04 AM · 1 hr 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and members of the Cabinet, including John N. Irwin, II, Paul A. Volcker, Melvin R. Laird, Richard G. Kleindeinst, Winton M. ("Red") Blount, Hollis M. Dole, Clifford M. Hardin, Maurice H. Stans, James D. Hodgson, John G. Veneman, George W. Romney, John A. Volpe, David M. Kennedy, George P. Shultz, Robert H. Finch, Donald H. Rumsfeld, George H. W. Bush, John D. Ehrlichman, Clark MacGregor, Ronald L. Ziegler, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Dr. Edward E. David, Jr., Peter M. Flanigan, John C. Whitaker, William E. Kriegsman, Arthur J. Sohmer, Robert J. Brown, Paul W. McCracken, Gen. George A. Lincoln, S. David Freeman, Milton Shaw, Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Chet Holifield, John O. Pastore, Howard H. Baker, Jr., and John B. Anderson, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 8:04 am to 9:07 am.
  • 478-012 9:17 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:17 am and 9:30 am.
  • 001-073 9:30 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 9:36 am.
  • 478-002 9:30 AM · 1 hr 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Gen. George A. Lincoln, Henry A. Kissinger, Peter G. Peterson, Ronald L. Ziegler, Emily (Sears) Lodge, Paul W. McCracken, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:30 am to 11:13 am.
  • 001-074 9:36 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gen. George A. Lincoln talked on the telephone from 9:36 am to 9:40 am.
  • 001-075 9:59 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:59 am and 10:16 am.
  • 001-076 10:16 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter G. Peterson, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:16 am to 10:21 am.
  • 001-077 11:13 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 11:13 am to 11:14 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 478-001, April 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/478-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).