Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 698 › Conversation 698-001

Nixon & Bull on Meeting logistics and White House administration

Thursday, March 30, 1972 · 2:32 PM–3:13 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation698-001 on Tape 698 (tape position 00:02:25–00:04:47)StartThursday, March 30, 1972 at 2:32 PMEndThursday, March 30, 1972 at 3:13 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 698-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon met with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, to review the logistics of the President’s upcoming schedule. The discussion focused on coordinating the details for a forthcoming meeting, specifically addressing the appropriate seating arrangements and placement of the various participants. This interaction served to ensure administrative readiness for the President's scheduled engagements.

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NARA Description

On March 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 3:13 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 698-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 698-1

Date: March 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:32 pm and 3:13 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Forthcoming meeting
               -Location of participants

Bull left at an unknown time before 3:13 pm.

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  • 022-053 12:45 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 12:45 pm to 12:47 pm.
  • 697-028 12:45 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:45 pm to 12:47 pm.
  • 697-029 12:47 PM · 1 hr 47 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:47 pm to 2:32 pm.
  • 697-030 2:32 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:36 pm.
  • 698-002 3:13 PM · 1 hr 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger, Frank E. Fitzsimmons, Charles W. Colson, George P. Shultz, Henry A. Kissinger, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:13 pm to 4:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 698-001, March 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/698-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).