Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 699 › Conversation 699-005

Nixon & Bull on Eugene S. Cowen

Friday, March 31, 1972 · 11:59 AM–12:00 PM ET · Oval Office ·4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation699-005 onTape 699 (tape position 01:48:37–01:49:15)StartFriday, March 31, 1972 at 11:59 AMEndFriday, March 31, 1972 at 12:00 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 699-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate administrative details regarding an upcoming appointment. The discussion centered on logistics for a scheduled meeting with Eugene S. Cowen. The brief interaction concluded with Bull exiting the Oval Office to facilitate the President's itinerary.

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NARA Description

On March 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:59 am to 12:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 699-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 699-5

Date: March 31, 1972
Time: 11:59 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

      The President's schedule
           -Forthcoming meeting
                 -Eugene S. Cowen

Bull left.

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  • 699-001 10:13 AM · 1 hr — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Manolo Sanchez, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:13 am to 11:14 am.
  • 699-002 11:14 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:14 am and 11:20 am.
  • 699-003 11:20 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:20 am to 11:40 am.
  • 699-004 11:42 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Richard E. Bland, W. Howard McClennan, Louis Amabali, Lt. Tommy Arevala, Perce Bugbee, Dorothy S. Duke, Ernst R. G. Eckert, Roger M. Freeman, Robert Hechtman, Albert E. Hole, John F. Hurley, John L. Jablonsky, Keith E. Klinger, Dr. Anne W. Phillips, John A. Proven, Baron Whitaker, William J. Young, Howard D. Tipton, Clayton Willis, George T. Bell, James Casey, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:42 am to 11:59 am.
  • 699-006 12:00 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Eugene S. Cowen, Richard K. Cook, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:00 pm to 12:02 pm.
  • 699-007 12:02 PM · 1 hr 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Rose Mary Woods, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:02 pm to 1:58 pm.
  • 699-008 2:00 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:00 pm to 2:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 699-005, March 31, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/699-005 (accessed September 18, 2026).