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Nixon & Bull on White House logistics and Photo opportunity

Monday, April 19, 1971 · 3:34 PM–3:35 PM ET · Oval Office · 29 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation482-018 on Tape 482 (tape position 02:50:49–02:51:13)StartMonday, April 19, 1971 at 3:34 PMEndMonday, April 19, 1971 at 3:35 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 482-018 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull discussed the logistics and participant arrangements for an upcoming photo opportunity and press conference. Bull outlined instructions regarding the limited number of individuals permitted in the official photograph, specifically identifying the President, Senator Tom Huddleston, and Mrs. Dean. The President acknowledged these arrangements before concluding the brief planning session.

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Mr. President, Mrs. Dean, you will introduce these people too, but only, we're going to have a press conference, so only four people, you and Senator Tom Hiddleston and Mrs. Dean will be in the picture.
The rest will go over there.
And all we have to do is photograph them with that natural word, sir.
All right.
Thank you, Mr. President.
Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On April 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:34 pm to 3:35 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 482-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 482-18

Date: April 19, 1971
Time: 3:34 pm - 3:35 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

[A transcript of the following portion of the conversation was initially prepared for the Watergate
Special Prosecution Force [WSPF] and can be found in Record Group [RG] 460. The Nixon
Presidential Materials Staff has reviewed the transcript and has made changes as necessary. This
transcript has been reviewed under the provisions of the Presidential Recordings and Materials
Preservation Act of 1974 [PRMPA]. The National Archives does not guarantee its accuracy.]

[End of transcript]

Bull left at 3:35 pm.

Also recorded on April 19, 1971

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 482-019 3:35 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert A. Taft, Jr., John E. Nidecker, Mrs. Preston Davie, Jeremiah Milbank, Jr., Ross Reid, Thomas W. Evans, Henry Catto, Mrs. Henry Catto, Adelaide M. Dempsey, Marion J. Epley, III, Robert L. Garner, Edward J. Gerrity, Jr., E. Frederic Morrow, Louis L. Rader, Richard M. Scaife, George M. Steinbrenner, III, Lewis L. Strauss, Arthur E. Summerfield, W. Allen Wallis, David K. ("Pat") Wilson, Marilyn Chelstrom, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:35 pm to 3:47 pm.
  • 482-020 3:49 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 3:52 pm.
  • 482-021 3:52 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:52 pm to 4:05 pm.
  • 482-022 4:07 PM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John L. McClellan, Clark MacGregor, Kenneth E. BeLieu, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:07 pm to 4:53 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 482-018, 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/482-018 (accessed October 3, 2026).