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Nixon & Bull on Gerhardt Schroeder and Diplomacy

Wednesday, April 28, 1971 · 11:59 AM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation491-004 on Tape 491 (tape position 00:37:28–00:37:53)StartWednesday, April 28, 1971 at 11:59 AMEndWednesday, April 28, 1971 at 11:59 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 491-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and aide Stephen B. Bull briefly met to coordinate the President's upcoming schedule, specifically regarding a meeting with West German politician Gerhardt Schroeder. The discussion focused on logistical arrangements for this diplomatic encounter. The interaction concluded quickly, with no substantive policy decisions recorded beyond the initial scheduling update.

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Is the, uh, are they going to have splitter and bursters?

NARA Description

On April 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:59 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 491-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 491-4

Date: April 28, 1971
Time: 11:59 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     President's schedule
           -Gerhardt Schroeder

Bull left at 11:59 am.

Also recorded on April 28, 1971

  • 491-002 11:37 AM · 31 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 491-005 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.
  • 491-010 12:39 PM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gerhardt Schroeder, Henry A. Kissinger, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:39 pm to 1:06 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 491-004, 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/491-004 (accessed October 12, 2026).