Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 490 › Conversation 490-023
Nixon & Bull on White House administration
Tuesday, May 4, 1971 · 3:06 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to conduct a brief administrative review of the presidential schedule. This encounter focused primarily on logistical arrangements and the management of Nixon's upcoming appointments. The brief interaction concluded as Bull departed immediately following the synchronization of the day's agenda.
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NARA Description
On May 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 3:06 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 490-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 490-23
Date: May 4, 1971
Time: 3:06 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull [?].
Schedule
Bull [?] left at 3:06 pm.Also recorded on May 4, 1971
- 490-020 2:05 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:05 pm.
- 490-021 2:05 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:05 pm to 2:12 pm.
- 490-022 2:14 PM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:14 pm to 3:06 pm.
- 490-024 3:07 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz, unknown person(s), Ronald L. Ziegler, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Stephen B. Bull, Walter E. Washington, Arthur F. Burns, Paul W. McCracken, Paul A. Volcker, Richard G. Kleindienst, and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:07 pm to 6:19 pm.
- 002-073 4:10 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:20 pm.
- 002-074 4:20 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter E. Washington talked on the telephone from 4:20 pm to 4:22 pm.
- 002-075 4:22 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:22 pm and 4:27 pm.
- 002-076 4:29 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst talked on the telephone from 4:29 pm to 4:31 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 490-023, 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/490-023 (accessed October 12, 2026).