Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 701 › Conversation 701-004

Nixon & Bull on Robert S. Ingersoll and Thomas H. Moorer

Tuesday, April 4, 1972 · 10:08 AM–10:09 AM ET · Oval Office · 49 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation701-004 on Tape 701 (tape position 01:35:44–01:36:57)StartTuesday, April 4, 1972 at 10:08 AMEndTuesday, April 4, 1972 at 10:09 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 701-004 ↗

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull briefly coordinate the President's daily schedule and logistical arrangements for upcoming meetings. The discussion focuses on managing time constraints for appointments, including a meeting with Robert S. Ingersoll and the whereabouts of Admiral Thomas H. Moorer. Additionally, the pair touches upon the scheduling of a photo session involving Julie Nixon Eisenhower.

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Yes, at quarter till, or quarter till, I should be doing 30 minutes, but at quarter till, you would just say that,
It's like investing in everything.

On April 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:08 am and 10:09 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 701-004 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 701-4

Date: April 4, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:08 am and 10:09 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/16/2022.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[701-004-w001]
[Duration: 16s]

     Julie Nixon Eisenhower
           -Eye on Nixon
                -Cover photo
                      -Meeting with the President
                           -Time

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     The President's schedule
          -The President's meeting with Robert S. Ingersoll
               -Duration
               -Interruption by Bull
                      -Adm. Thomas H. Moorer
                           -Location

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:09 am.
  • 701-003 9:44 AM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:44 am to 10:08 am.
  • 701-005 10:09 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert S. Ingersoll, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:09 am to 10:43 am.
  • 701-006 10:43 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 10:45 am.
  • 701-007 10:43 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 10:45 am.
  • 022-074 10:44 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:44 am.
  • 022-075 10:45 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 10:45 am to 10:46 am.
  • 701-008 10:45 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:45 am to 10:46 am.
  • 701-009 10:46 AM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:46 am to 11:46 am.

Conversation 701-004, April 4, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/701-004 (accessed October 10, 2026).