Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 702 › Conversation 702-008
Nixon & Bull on White House logistics
Tuesday, April 4, 1972 · 5:06 PM–5:08 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate his immediate schedule and manage potential interruptions. The discussion focused primarily on the logistics of an upcoming meeting, specifically addressing the whereabouts and involvement of First Lady Pat Nixon. The brief interaction served to finalize administrative arrangements for the President’s evening agenda.
Audio
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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 5:06 pm and 5:08 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 702-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 702-8
Date: April 4, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:06 pm and 5:08 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-Meeting
-Possible interruption
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
-Location
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 5:08 pm.Also recorded on April 4, 1972
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- 702-004 3:12 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:12 pm and 3:45 pm.
- 702-005 3:12 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:12 pm and 3:45 pm.
- 702-006 3:12 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:12 pm and 3:45 pm.
- 702-007 3:45 PM · 1 hr 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander P. Butterfield, John N. Mitchell, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Charles Lucet, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:45 pm to 5:06 pm.
- 702-009 5:08 PM · 52 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Russell A. Kirk, Alexander P. Butterfield, White House photographer, Manolo Sanchez, Stephen B. Bull, and Annette Kirk met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:08 pm to 6:01 pm.
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- 702-011 6:18 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:18 pm and 8:13 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 702-008, 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/702-008 (accessed October 12, 2026).