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Nixon & Bull on Press photography and Time management

Wednesday, April 28, 1971 · 11:37 AM–11:42 AM ET · Oval Office · 31 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation491-002 on Tape 491 (tape position 00:20:18–00:21:07)StartWednesday, April 28, 1971 at 11:37 AMEndWednesday, April 28, 1971 at 11:42 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 491-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to finalize scheduling logistics for an upcoming meeting and an associated press photograph. They coordinated the timing of these events to ensure they concluded within a strict ten-minute window. Bull confirmed the operational plan to manage the President's schedule effectively for the afternoon.

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President, the photograph will be at the end of this meeting.
It's only a 10-minute meeting.
So I...
The press photograph will be... Oh, yeah.
Just bring it in a quarter to 12, sir, and that will conclude the meeting.
Do you want more than that?
No, no.
Just bring it in a quarter.
Well, good.
Thank you.
Five-minute meeting is supposed to be your intent.
Well, a ten-minute meeting total, including the board of directors.
Well, a little after four.
Give me about six minutes, or two minutes, seven, just to tell you we've got to make the deadline for a second.

NARA Description

On April 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:37 am and 11:42 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 491-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 491-2

Date: April 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:37 am and 11:42 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     President's schedule
           -Upcoming press photograph
                 -Timing
                 -Meeting

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:42 am.

Also recorded on April 28, 1971

  • 002-053 11:03 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 11:03 am to 11:06 am.
  • 491-003 11:42 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Melvin R. Laird, James E. Johnson, James D. ("Don") Hughes, John H. Chafee, Frederic V. Malek, Ronald L. Ziegler, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:42 am to 11:59 am.
  • 491-004 11:59 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:59 am.
  • 491-005 12:00 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Howell Conant met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:00 pm to 12:16 pm.
  • 491-006 12:16 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:35 pm.
  • 491-007 12:16 PM · 17 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:35 pm.
  • 491-008 12:16 PM · 10 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:35 pm.
  • 491-009 12:37 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, Ann Coffin, and Howell Conant met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:37 pm to 12:39 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 491-002, April 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/491-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).