Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 479 › Conversation 479-005
Nixon & Bull on Ronald L. Ziegler and White House scheduling
Wednesday, April 14, 1971 · 12:40 PM–1:05 PM ET · Oval Office · 4 sec
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President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate a meeting with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The President directed Bull to locate Ziegler and bring him to the Oval Office for a discussion regarding his official schedule. The brief interaction concluded with Bull departing to carry out the President's instructions.
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NARA Description
On April 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 1:05 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 479-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 479-5
Date: April 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:40 pm and 1:05 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull
Ronald L. Ziegler’s schedule
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 9/08)
-Meeting with President
Bull left at an unknown time before 1:05 pmAlso recorded on April 14, 1971
- 479-004 12:21 PM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Arthur F. Burns, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:21 pm to 12:40 pm.
- 479-006 12:40 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 1:05 pm.
- 479-007 12:40 PM · 1 hr 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 2:11 pm.
- 042-036 2:13 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 248-001 2:13 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 248-002 2:13 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 248-003 2:13 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Mark I. Goode, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 248-004 2:13 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 3:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 479-005, April 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/479-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).