Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 482 › Conversation 482-014
Nixon, Bull & Butterfield on Republican Senators and Executive Office Building
Monday, April 19, 1971 · 2:25 PM–2:32 PM ET · Oval Office · 55 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull and Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate scheduling logistics and administrative briefings. The discussion centered on upcoming meetings with Republican senators, specifically regarding a planned session in the Executive Office Building the following day. Additionally, the group reviewed the status of Henry Kissinger’s schedule and relevant briefings involving John L. McClellan.
- Presidential scheduling
- Republican Senators
- Executive Office Building
- Henry Kissinger
- John L. McClellan
- White House administration
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NARA Description
On April 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:25 pm to 2:32 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 482-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 482-14
Date: April 19, 1971
Time: 2:25 pm - 2:32 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull and Alexander P. Butterfield.
Henry A. Kissinger's schedule
President's schedule
-Meeting with George P. Shultz and John D. Ehrlichman
Bull left at an unknown time before 2:32 pm.
Unknown recommendation
-Kissinger
President's schedule
-Meeting with John L. McClellan
-Kenneth E. BeLieu and Clark MacGregor
-Relationship with McClellan
-MacGregor
-Meeting with Republican Senators, April 20, 1971
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
Butterfield left at 2:32 pm.Also recorded on April 19, 1971
- 482-011 1:30 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:30 pm to 2:40 pm.
- 482-012 2:04 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:04 pm and 2:25 pm.
- 482-013 2:04 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:04 pm and 2:25 pm.
- 482-015 2:32 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 482-016 2:32 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 3:03 pm.
- 002-001 3:03 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:03 pm and 3:04 pm.
- 482-017 3:03 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:03 pm to 3:34 pm.
- 002-002 3:04 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst talked on the telephone from 3:04 pm to 3:09 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 482-014, April 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/482-014 (accessed October 3, 2026).