Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 482 › Conversation 482-026
Nixon & Bull on Charles W. Colson and White House Staff
Monday, April 19, 1971 · 6:12 PM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with his aide Stephen B. Bull regarding the current whereabouts and activities of Charles W. Colson. The President specifically inquired whether Colson was still present at the White House and if he had completed his review of a particular file. This brief administrative inquiry served to coordinate staff movements and track the progress of ongoing research or document review tasks involving senior personnel.
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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 6:12 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 482-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 482-26
Date: April 19, 1971
Time: 6:12 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Charles W. Colson
-Location
-H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
Bull left at 6:12 pm.Also recorded on April 19, 1971
- 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.
- 054-001 5:05 PM · 57 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the executive council of the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades, including Charles D. Aquandro, Frank A. Bonadio, Harold J. Buoy, Edward F. Carlough, Peter Fosco, Robert A. Georgine, Maurice A. Hutcheson, Albert E. Hutchinson, John H. ("Jack") Lyons, Thomas F. Murphy, William Peitler, Charles H. Pillard, Joseph T. Power, S. Frank Raftery, Joseph P. Ricciarelli, Peter T. Shoeman, Louis Sherman, Hunter P. Wharton, Richard W. Williams, James D. Hodgson, Willie J. Usery, Jr., Henry A. Kissinger, Charles W. Colson, the White House photographers, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 5:05 pm to 6:03 pm.
- 482-025 6:09 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:09 pm to 6:11 pm.
- 482-027 6:12 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:12 pm to 6:32 pm.
- 002-003 6:32 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:32 pm and 6:50 pm.
- 482-028 6:32 PM · 47 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:32 pm and 9:24 pm.
- 002-004 6:50 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 6:50 pm to 6:56 pm.
- 002-005 6:56 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:56 pm and 7:24 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 482-026, 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/482-026 (accessed October 3, 2026).