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Bull & United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service

Tuesday, May 4, 1971 · 10:30 AM–11:36 AM ET · Oval Office ·36 sec

ParticipantsBull, Stephen B.;  United States Secret Service agentsConversation490-013 onTape 490 (tape position 01:39:12–01:40:01)StartTuesday, May 4, 1971 at 10:30 AMEndTuesday, May 4, 1971 at 11:36 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 490-013 ↗

AI Summary

Stephen B. Bull met with United States Secret Service agents in the Oval Office to discuss unspecified operational matters. The recording consists primarily of ambient room noise and muffled background conversation, rendering the content historically inconclusive. No significant decisions or developments were captured during this brief segment.

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NARA Description

On May 4, 1971, Stephen B. Bull and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 11:36 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 490-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 490-13

Date: May 4, 1971

Time: Unknown between 10:30 am and 11:36 am
Location: Oval Office

Stephen B. Bull and unknown people (Secret Services agents) entered.

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[Previous non-historical (H) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 11/12/2019. Segment
cleared for release.]
[Non-Historical]
[490-013-w001]
[Duration: 35s]

[This portion of the tape is mostly room noise with some muffled background conversation.]

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The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 11:36 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 490-013, May 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/490-013 (accessed September 18, 2026).