Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 485 › Conversation 485-001
Nixon & Bull on Administrative support
Wednesday, April 21, 1971 · 3:08 PM–3:14 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, in the Oval Office to address administrative or logistical matters. The interaction consisted of routine brief exchanges, resulting in no major policy developments or recorded substantive discussions. The meeting concluded quickly after a brief check-in between the President and his staff.
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NARA Description
On April 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 3:14 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 485-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 485-1
Date: April 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:08 pm and 3:14 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull
The President's schedule
-Meeting
Bull left at an unknown time before 3:14 pmAlso recorded on April 21, 1971
- 042-065 2:54 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John A. Scali talked on the telephone from 2:54 pm to 3:01 pm.
- 252-008 3:01 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 252-009 3:01 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 252-010 3:01 PM · 53 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 3:01 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 252-011 3:01 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 252-012 3:01 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 252-013 3:01 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 485-002 3:14 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Paul W. McCracken, Peter M. Flanigan, John C. Whitaker, and William E. Kriegsman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:14 pm to 3:51 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 485-001, April 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/485-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).