Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 488 › Conversation 488-011

Nixon, Haldeman & Bull on Swearing-in ceremony and James C. Fletcher

Tuesday, April 27, 1971 · 9:55 AM–10:05 AM ET · Oval Office ·46 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob");  Bull, Stephen B.;  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation488-011 onTape 488 (tape position 00:47:33–00:48:23)StartTuesday, April 27, 1971 at 9:55 AMEndTuesday, April 27, 1971 at 10:05 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 488-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with H. R. Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and an unidentified individual to coordinate the logistics for an upcoming swearing-in ceremony. The discussion focused on scheduling the arrival of guests, including James C. Fletcher and James A. Belson, to ensure the event proceeded according to the President's itinerary. Following these administrative arrangements, the President and his staff departed the Oval Office.

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NARA Description

On April 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 10:05 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 488-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 488-11

Date: April 27, 1971
Time: 9:55 am - Unknown before 10:05 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and an unknown man.
[This recording begins at an unknown time while the conversation is in progress.]

     President's schedule
           -Swearing-in ceremony
                 -Arrival of party
                 -James C. Fletcher
                 -Timing
                 -Deputy
                 -Minister
                       -James A. Belson

The President, Bull, and the unknown man left at an unknown time before 10:05 am.

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  • 488-010 7:55 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 7:55 am to 8:04 am.
  • 055-003 8:04 AM · 1 hr 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and members of the Cabinet, including John N. Irwin, II, John B. Connally, Melvin R. Laird, John N. Mitchell, Winton M. ("Red") Blount, Jr., Rogers C. B. Morton, Clifford M. Hardin, James T. Lynn, James D. Hodgson, Elliot L. Richardson, George W. Romney, John A. Volpe, George P. Shultz, George H. W. Bush, John D. Ehrlichman, Clark MacGregor, Dr. Edward E. David, Jr., Raymond K. Price, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander P. Butterfield, Robert J. Brown, Robert J. Dole, Arthur J. Sohmer, Donald E. Johnson, and Malcolm R. Lovell, Jr., met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 8:04 am to 9:43 am.
  • 488-012 10:05 AM · 11 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, James C. Fletcher, James A. Belson, Fay Fletcher, Ginger Fletcher, Mary Susan Fletcher, James S. Fletcher, Wallace F. Bennett, Clinton P. Anderson, Carl T. Curtis, George P. Miller, Olin E. Teague, James J. Fulton, George M. Low, Richard C. McCurdy, Helen D. Bentlye, Dr. Edward E. David, Jr., Clay T. ("Tom") Whitehead, William E. Kriegsman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Thomas O. Paine met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 10:16 am.
  • 488-013 10:16 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:19 am.
  • 488-014 10:16 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:19 am.
  • 488-015 10:19 AM · 1 hr 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Manolo Sanchez, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, John D. Ehrlichman, Stephen B. Bull, unknown person(s), Henry Ford, II, and Lide A. Iacocca met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:19 am to 11:43 am.
  • 488-016 11:43 AM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Winton M. ("Red") Blount, Jr., George P. Shultz, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:43 am to 12:16 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 488-011, April 27, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/488-011 (accessed September 18, 2026).