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Nixon & Bull on Rose Garden ceremony and Public relations

Thursday, April 15, 1971 · 12:01 PM–12:02 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation480-004 on Tape 480 (tape position 01:00:31–01:02:35)StartThursday, April 15, 1971 at 12:01 PMEndThursday, April 15, 1971 at 12:02 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 480-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to finalize logistical details regarding an upcoming public event held during the President's Open Door Hour. The discussion focused on scheduling procedures for a Rose Garden ceremony involving the presentation of a plaque and photographs with guests, specifically Robert and Richard Santin from Nebraska. The meeting served as a brief coordination session to ensure proper protocol for the interaction with the press and the gift presentation.

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NARA Description

On April 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:01 pm to 12:02 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 480-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 480-4

Date: April 15, 1971
Time: 12:01 pm - 12:02 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     The President’s schedule
          -Open Door Hour
               -Rose Garden
               -Photograph
               -Presentation of gifts
                      -Plaque

                  -Remarks
                  -Nebraska
                        -Robert Santin
                  -Press corps
                  -Photograph
                        -Robert and Richard Santin
                  -Gift
                  -Press corps

The President and Bull left at 12:02 pm

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  • 480-006 12:15 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert H. Finch, and Donald H. Rumsfeld met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:15 pm to 12:40 pm.
  • 001-096 12:40 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:40 pm to 12:41 pm.
  • 480-007 12:40 PM · 33 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:40 pm to 12:41 pm.
  • 480-008 12:41 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:41 pm and 12:50 pm.
  • 480-009 12:41 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:41 pm and 12:50 pm.
  • 480-010 12:41 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Ronald L. Ziegler, John P. ("Jack") Sutherland, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:41 pm and 1:18 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 480-004, April 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/480-004 (accessed October 12, 2026).