Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 482 › Conversation 482-029
Nixon & Bull on Alexander P. Butterfield and White House administration
Friday, April 16, 1971 · 12:38 PM–12:41 PM ET · Oval Office · 35 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to discuss administrative logistics and the President's upcoming daily schedule. The primary focus of the brief meeting involved coordinating a future appointment with Alexander P. Butterfield. The conversation concluded with Bull departing the office shortly thereafter.
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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 12:38 pm and 12:41 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 482-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 482-29
Date: April 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:38 pm and 12:41 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President's schedule
-Outer office of Executive Office Building [EOB]
-Alexander P. Butterfield
-Meeting
Bull left at an unknown time before 12:41 pm.Also recorded on April 16, 1971
- 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.
- 250-010 12:45 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 3:15 pm.
- 250-011 12:45 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 3:15 pm.
- 250-012 12:45 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 3:15 pm.
- 250-013 12:45 PM · 17 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 12:45 pm and 3:15 pm.
- 250-014 12:45 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 3:15 pm.
- 482-007 12:45 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:45 pm on April 16, 1971 and 9:03 am on April 19, 1971.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 482-029, 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/482-029 (accessed October 3, 2026).