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Nixon & Bull on National Voluntary Action Committee and Henry Ford II

Tuesday, April 27, 1971 · 4:52 PM–4:57 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation488-023 on Tape 488 (tape position 03:13:23–03:15:06)StartTuesday, April 27, 1971 at 4:52 PMEndTuesday, April 27, 1971 at 4:57 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 488-023 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull coordinate the scheduling and logistics for an upcoming meeting with the National Voluntary Action Committee leadership, including Henry Ford II. The discussion centers on preventing excessive wait times for attendees at an evening reception. Bull is tasked with verifying the arrival times of participants to ensure the President's schedule remains efficient.

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I don't know.
Is it one of the receptions?
No, it wasn't.
I had to see it in my office.
He said, I'll see you at 5.30.
He says, if I attend it, it's 10 minutes to 6.
He says, 30?
Yes, but I don't want them to wait 20 minutes.
I don't believe they are arriving that early, but I'll check.
I'm pretty sure people are asking to arrive 5 or 10 minutes before he has it.
I don't care.
I'll see.
I'll see him.

NARA Description

On April 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:52 pm and 4:57 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 488-023 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 488-23

Date: April 27, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:52 pm and 4:57 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     President's schedule
           -Meeting with National Voluntary Action Committee leadership
                 -Henry Ford II
                 -Reception
                 -Timing
           -Elmer H. Bobst
           -Rose Mary Woods
           -Voluntary action leadership
                 -Location

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:57 pm.

Also recorded on April 27, 1971

  • 251-017 2:25 PM · 1 hr 56 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Edward L. Morgan, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Alexander P. Butterfield, Rogers C. B. Morton, William T. Pecora, and John C. Whitaker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:25 pm to 4:40 pm.
  • 488-022 4:40 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:40 pm to 4:52 pm.
  • 488-024 4:57 PM · 52 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Stephen B. Bull, William P. Rogers, Elmer H. Bobst, White House photographer, White House operator, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:57 pm to 5:52 pm.
  • 002-047 5:13 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:13 pm.
  • 002-048 5:13 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:13 pm and 5:24 pm.
  • 002-049 5:24 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 5:24 pm to 5:25 pm.
  • 488-025 5:54 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Edwin D. Etherington, Thomas R. Donnell, Jr., Albert L. Cole, Max M. Fisher, Henry Ford, II, Leonard H. Goldenson, Gustave Levy, Raymon H. Mulford, Frank Pace, Jr., Paul Sonnabend, W. Clement Stone, Lynn A. Townsend, and George L. Grassmuck met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:54 pm to 6:15 pm.
  • 488-026 6:15 PM · 37 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:15 pm and 6:19 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 488-023, 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/488-023 (accessed October 10, 2026).