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.
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 AidConversation 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.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.