Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 701 › Conversation 701-012
Nixon & Bull on Melvin R. Laird and LynRae McClintock
Tuesday, April 4, 1972 · 12:11 PM–12:12 PM ET · Oval Office · 21 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, to review the details and attendance list for his upcoming daily schedule. The discussion focused on coordinating a series of meetings involving Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird, John H. Chafee, and LynRae McClintock. Nixon specifically noted the logistical arrangements regarding McClintock’s husband, a Justice Department lawyer, and their pending relocation to Los Angeles.
- Presidential scheduling
- Melvin R. Laird
- LynRae McClintock
- White House personnel
- Logistics
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NARA Description
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 12:11 pm and 12:12 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 701-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 701-12
Date: April 4, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:11 pm and 12:12 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-Meeting with Melvin R. Laird and John H. Chafee
-Meeting with LynRae McClintock
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Gordon C. Strachan
-McClintock's husband
-Justice Department lawyer
Bull left at an unknown time before 12:12 pm.Also recorded on April 4, 1972
- 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.
- 701-010 11:46 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert P. Murray, Harry Hathaway, Walter S. McLin, III, John Mitchell Eger, L[ouis] Patrick Gray, III, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:46 am to 11:58 am.
- 701-011 11:58 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Alexander P. Butterfield, Oscar Dystel, Markus Jaffe, Samuel Schulman, Richard L. Wilson, Herbert G. Klein, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:58 am and 12:11 pm.
- 701-013 12:12 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, LynRae McClintock, and Gordon C. Strachan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:12 pm to 12:13 pm.
- 701-014 12:13 PM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), John H. Chafee, White House photographer, Henry A. Kissinger, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Melvin R. Laird met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:13 pm to 1:15 pm.
- 701-015 1:15 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:17 pm.
- 701-016 1:15 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:17 pm.
- 701-017 1:17 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:17 pm to 1:32 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 701-012, 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/701-012 (accessed October 12, 2026).