Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 489 › Conversation 489-022

Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and Senate relations

Monday, April 26, 1971 · 6:36 PM ET · Oval Office ·11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation489-022 onTape 489 (tape position 05:21:01–05:21:30)StartMonday, April 26, 1971 at 6:36 PMEndMonday, April 26, 1971 at 6:36 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 489-022 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to review logistical details regarding the President's daily schedule. The discussion centered on the timing of meetings with Henry Kissinger and a recent delegation of Senators. Nixon acknowledged that the length of the Senate session had exceeded his initial expectations, requiring adjustments to his departure plans.

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He said, let's get to Jersey, we could drop in a minute with the next one before I leave.
It takes a little longer than I expected.
Sir?
It took a little longer than I expected, but not today.

NARA Description

On April 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 6:36 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 489-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 489-22

Date: April 26, 1971
Time: 6:36 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

      President's schedule
            -Henry A. Kissinger
            -Previous meeting with Senators
                  -Length

Bull left at 6:36 pm.

Also recorded on April 26, 1971

  • 489-020 5:25 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 5:28 pm.
  • 489-021 5:28 PM · 1 hr 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Russell B. Long, Wallace F. Bennett, James D. Hodgson, Elliot L. Richardson, John G. Veneman, John D. Ehrlichman, Clark MacGregor, Eugene S. Cowen, White House photographer, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:28 pm to 6:36 pm.
  • 489-023 6:37 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:37 pm to 6:45 pm.
  • 489-024 6:45 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 8:30 pm.
  • 002-038 6:53 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:53 pm and 7:38 pm.
  • 002-039 7:38 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:38 pm.
  • 002-040 7:40 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 7:40 pm to 7:49 pm.
  • 002-041 7:50 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:50 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 489-022, April 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/489-022 (accessed September 18, 2026).