Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 482 › Conversation 482-020
Nixon & Bull on White House scheduling and John L. McClellan
Monday, April 19, 1971 · 3:49 PM–3:52 PM ET · Oval Office · 33 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to review administrative logistics regarding upcoming appointments. The discussion focused on coordinating the President's schedule, specifically regarding a meeting with Senator John L. McClellan and staff members Kenneth E. BeLieu and Clark MacGregor. The brief exchange centered on finalizing these arrangements before Bull concluded the meeting.
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NARA Description
On April 19, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 482-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 482-20
Date: April 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:49 pm and 3:52 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Schedule
-Meeting with John L. McClellan
-Kenneth E. BeLieu and Clark MacGregor
Bull left at 3:52 pm.Also recorded on April 19, 1971
- 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.
- 482-018 3:34 PM · 29 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 482-021 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.
- 482-023 4:54 PM · 1 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:54 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 482-020, 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/482-020 (accessed October 3, 2026).