Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 644 › Conversation 644-004

Nixon & Bull on White House scheduling and John D. Ehrlichman

Monday, January 10, 1972 · 9:46 AM–10:22 AM ET · Oval Office · 28 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation644-004 on Tape 644 (tape position 00:12:09–00:12:42)StartMonday, January 10, 1972 at 9:46 AMEndMonday, January 10, 1972 at 10:22 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 644-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to manage his immediate schedule and prioritize his upcoming meetings. The discussion focused on coordinating a briefing with John D. Ehrlichman regarding the potential implementation of a value-added tax and managing related press relations. Ultimately, the President directed Bull to defer the meeting with Ehrlichman due to competing scheduling pressures.

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I'll have to let him know because I'm busy right now.
I won't be able to see him right now.
I'm busy.

NARA Description

On January 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:46 am and 10:22 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 644-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 644-4

Date: January 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:46 am and 10:22 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull at an unknown time after 9:46 am.

     The President's schedule
          -John D. Ehrlichman
               -Value-added tax [VAT]
          -Gerald L. Warren
               -Press

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:22 am.

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  • 644-005 10:22 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Charles B. Rangel met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:22 am to 10:37 am.
  • 018-027 10:23 AM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 10:23 am to 10:24 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 644-004, January 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/644-004 (accessed September 29, 2026).