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Nixon & Bull on Agriculture exhibit and Norman E. Borlaug

Thursday, May 6, 1971 · 10:00 AM–10:08 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation493-004 on Tape 493 (tape position 01:01:43–01:02:24)StartThursday, May 6, 1971 at 10:00 AMEndThursday, May 6, 1971 at 10:08 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 493-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull and an unknown individual to coordinate the logistics and scheduling for an upcoming agriculture exhibit appearance. The discussion focused on managing the President's itinerary, including a planned interaction with Dr. Norman E. Borlaug. The participants reviewed the physical layout of the exhibit and the specific sequence of events to ensure the appearance proceeded as planned.

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1:01:32All right, Mr. President, I'll bring you into the Capitol and we'll march in this timeline.
1:01:36Yeah.
1:01:37Morning, Mr. President.
1:01:37I hope we can make your audience happy tonight.
1:01:42Yeah.
1:01:42All right.
1:01:42All right.
1:01:42John Blake, you're welcome.
1:01:45Thank you.
1:01:49When you arrive at the wheat, just stop on this side of the wheat and you write, Chet and Dr. Warlock, as you feel.
1:01:57And if you're inclined to read the other exhibits after that, fine.
1:02:01It's not cool.
1:02:03It was just a return.
1:02:04We'll be waiting for you outside.
1:02:09We'll be right back.
1:02:18You know, they told me that you better get out there before the ratings come.
1:02:24So I decided to go out first and we'll have a little talk afterwards.
1:02:28I just wish you could have tuned in on some of the conversations we've had this morning.
1:02:33I know some of your worst interests have been impacted by some of those observations we've had.

NARA Description

On May 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 10:08 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 493-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 493-4

Date: May 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:00 am and 10:08 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull and an unknown man

     Agriculture exhibit
          -Weather
          -Schedule
                -Dr. Norman E. Borlaug

Bull and the unknown man left at 10:08 am

Also recorded on May 6, 1971

  • 493-003 9:00 AM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Manolo Sanchez, Gerald R. Ford, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:00 am to 10:00 am.
  • 002-103 9:10 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:10 am.
  • 002-104 9:20 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford talked on the telephone from 9:20 am to 9:26 am.
  • 493-005 10:08 AM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Clifford M. Hardin, Norman E. Borlaug, and John C. Whitaker met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:08 am to 10:10 am.
  • 493-006 10:10 AM · 51 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:28 am.
  • 493-007 10:28 AM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Clifford M. Hardin, Norman E. Borlaug, Clark MacGregor, H. R. Gross, and Jack R. Miller met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:28 am to 10:58 am.
  • 002-105 10:58 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:58 am and 11:00 am.
  • 493-008 10:58 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:58 am and 11:00 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 493-004, May 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/493-004 (accessed October 3, 2026).