Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 698 › Conversation 698-003
Nixon & Bull on White House administration
Thursday, March 30, 1972 · 4:40 PM–4:41 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to briefly coordinate the President's upcoming schedule. The discussion centered on logistics for a forthcoming meeting, though the brief nature of the exchange resulted in no major recorded policy developments. The conversation concluded immediately after these administrative details were addressed.
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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 from 4:40 pm to 4:41 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 698-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 698-3
Date: March 30, 1972
Time: 4:40 pm - 4:41 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-Forthcoming meeting
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 4s ]
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Bull left.Also recorded on March 30, 1972
- 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.
- 698-004 4:42 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Phillip V. Sanchez, George P. Shultz, Alexander P. Butterfield, White House photographer, Rose Mary Woods, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:42 pm to 5:03 pm.
- 698-005 5:03 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:03 pm and 5:07 pm.
- 698-006 5:03 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:03 pm and 5:07 pm.
- 698-007 5:07 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:07 pm to 5:11 pm.
- 698-008 5:18 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:18 pm to 5:30 pm.
- 698-009 5:32 PM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, Charles W. Colson, Rose Mary Woods, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:32 pm to 6:11 pm.
- 698-010 6:11 PM · 1 min — Stephen B. Bull, Alexander P. Butterfield, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:11 pm and 6:13 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 698-003, 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/698-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).