Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 703 › Conversation 703-002

Nixon & Bull on Administrative coordination

Wednesday, April 5, 1972 · 4:30 PM–4:36 PM ET · Oval Office · 3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation703-002 on Tape 703 (tape position 01:35:53–01:37:16)StartWednesday, April 5, 1972 at 4:30 PMEndWednesday, April 5, 1972 at 4:36 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 703-002 ↗

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to conduct a brief review of his daily schedule. The discussion focused on administrative logistics and the coordination of the President's upcoming appointments. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this brief planning session.

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On April 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 4:36 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 703-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 703-2

Date: April 5, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:30 pm and 4:36 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:36 pm.
  • 022-087 2:54 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:54 pm and 4:05 pm.
  • 022-088 2:54 PM · 2 min — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:54 pm and 4:05 pm.
  • 703-001 2:54 PM · 1 hr 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Edward R. F. Cox, Tricia Nixon Cox, [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, David N. Parker, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:54 pm to 4:30 pm.
  • 703-003 4:30 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 4:36 pm.
  • 703-004 4:36 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John K. Andrews, Jr., and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:36 pm to 4:55 pm.
  • 703-005 4:55 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:55 pm and 4:59 pm.
  • 703-006 4:59 PM · 1 hr 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, William P. Rogers, John K. Andrews, Jr., Manolo Sanchez, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:59 pm to 6:19 pm.
  • 022-089 6:19 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:19 pm and 7:00 pm.

Conversation 703-002, April 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/703-002 (accessed October 1, 2026).