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Nixon & Bull on Mexico City and Travel logistics

Friday, April 16, 1971 · 11:58 AM–12:07 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation482-001 on Tape 482 (tape position 00:00:51–00:03:34)StartFriday, April 16, 1971 at 11:58 AMEndFriday, April 16, 1971 at 12:07 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 482-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull discussed logistical details regarding travel routes in the vicinity of Mexico City. The brief exchange focused on identifying the most direct path for an upcoming trip or transit. No major policy decisions were recorded during this procedural consultation.

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on the shortest path outside of Mexico City.

NARA Description

On April 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:58 am and 12:07 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 482-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 482-1

Date: April 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:58 am and 12:07 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Schedule
          -Ronald L. Ziegler

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:07 pm.

Also recorded on April 16, 1971

  • 250-008 11:12 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:20 am.
  • 250-009 11:20 AM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:20 am to 11:58 am.
  • 482-002 11:58 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Mark I. Goode met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:58 am and 12:07 pm.
  • 482-003 12:07 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Mark I. Goode met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:07 pm to 12:09 pm.
  • 482-004 12:09 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Bernard J. ("Bunny") Lasker, Albert H. Gordon, Donald T. Regan, Peter M. Flanigan, John B. Connally, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:09 pm and 12:38 pm.
  • 482-029 12:38 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 12:41 pm.
  • 482-005 12:41 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Jon M. Huntsman, David Haight, and Mrs. David Haight met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:41 pm to 12:43 pm.
  • 482-006 12:43 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:43 pm to 12:45 pm.

All 51 conversations from April 16, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 482-001, April 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/482-001 (accessed October 3, 2026).