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Nixon & Bull on Henry C. Cashen II and White House visitors

Friday, April 23, 1971 · 12:40 PM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation487-012 on Tape 487 (tape position 03:01:12–03:01:37)StartFriday, April 23, 1971 at 12:40 PMEndFriday, April 23, 1971 at 12:40 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 487-012 ↗

AI Summary

Stephen B. Bull briefed President Nixon regarding the presence of Henry C. Cashen II's parents and his wife, Leslie, at the White House. The brief exchange served to alert the President to these visitors during the afternoon schedule. No further policy or administrative actions were recorded during this brief encounter.

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Mr. President, Henry Casper has his parents visiting in the grocery store today.
All right?
Yes, sir.
His wife, Leslie, is also here.

NARA Description

On April 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:40 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 487-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 487-12

Date: April 23, 1971
Time: 12:40 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Meeting with Henry C. Cashen, II
               -Parents
               -Leslie Cashen

Bull left at 12:40 pm.

Also recorded on April 23, 1971

  • 487-008 12:19 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:19 pm.
  • 487-009 12:20 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Michael Newton, Richard Newton, Mrs. Richard Newton, Mary Switzer, Edward C. Merrill, Jr., Edgar B. Porter, Bradley P. Dunn, Susan Segrest, Mary Haimbach, Karen Luzak, George T. Bell, Lee W. Huebner, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:20 pm to 12:28 pm.
  • 487-010 12:28 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:28 pm.
  • 487-011 12:29 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John H. Buchanan, Jr., James B. Allen, Norman Pless, Elton Stevens, George Siebels, John E. Nidecker, Lee W. Huebner, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:29 pm to 12:40 pm.
  • 487-013 12:41 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry C. Cashen, II, Raymond Cashen, Mrs. Raymond Cashen, Arnold Sax, and Mrs. Arnold Sax met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:41 pm to 12:42 pm.
  • 487-014 12:42 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:42 pm and 12:52 pm.
  • 487-015 12:52 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:52 pm to 1:04 pm.
  • 002-034 1:04 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:11 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 487-012, April 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/487-012 (accessed October 11, 2026).