Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 497 › Conversation 497-004

Nixon & Bull on Capitol Hill and William E. Timmons

Tuesday, May 11, 1971 · 12:07 PM–12:08 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation497-004 on Tape 497 (tape position 00:56:22–00:57:04)StartTuesday, May 11, 1971 at 12:07 PMEndTuesday, May 11, 1971 at 12:08 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 497-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistical arrangements for a scheduled luncheon on Capitol Hill. They discussed the specific departure time and clarified the composition of the passenger list, specifically regarding the inclusion of key staff members William E. Timmons and Clark MacGregor. The brief exchange focused on ensuring that the transport plan was properly communicated to the appropriate personnel.

Audio

Download MP3 (part 1) · 167.3 MB ·Download MP3 (part 2) · 155.4 MB

This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the player above contains the full tape segment shared with neighbouring conversations. It begins about 00:56:22 into the tape and ends around 00:57:04.

Transcript (AI-generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.

Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data

56:21The departure time is 12.20, Mr. Yeager?
56:22Aye.
56:23Would you like to report to Gregor that you don't see Mr. Ryan in the car, or would you say there's any sheriff's house?
56:29Sheriff's house.
57:13I think you ought to, for the other reason that they're supposed to sell you.

NARA Description

On May 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:07 pm and 12:08 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 497-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 497-4

Date: May 11, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:07 pm and 12:08 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Departure time for Capitol Hill luncheon
          -William E. Timmons, Clark MacGregor

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:08 pm

Also recorded on May 11, 1971

  • 056-005 9:45 AM · 13 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 11:59 pm.
  • 497-001 11:04 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:04 am to 11:20 am.
  • 497-002 11:20 AM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William B. Saxbe, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:20 am to 11:51 am.
  • 497-003 11:53 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John W. Barnum, Richard S. Bodman, Robert W. Fri, Stephen Kurzman, William N. Letson, Phillip V. Sanchez, Frederic V. Malek, Daniel T. Kinsley, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:53 am to 12:07 pm.
  • 497-005 12:07 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:07 pm to 12:22 pm.
  • 497-006 12:22 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:22 pm.
  • 497-007 12:22 PM · 6 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 2:10 pm.
  • 497-008 2:14 PM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:14 pm to 3:08 pm.

All 17 conversations from May 11, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 497-004, May 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/497-004 (accessed October 11, 2026).