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Nixon & Bull on White House logistics and John K. Andrews Jr.

Wednesday, April 5, 1972 · 4:30 PM–4:36 PM ET · Oval Office · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation703-003 on Tape 703 (tape position 01:37:16–01:41:58)StartWednesday, April 5, 1972 at 4:30 PMEndWednesday, April 5, 1972 at 4:36 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 703-003 ↗

President Nixon consulted with his aide Stephen B. Bull regarding the scheduling of upcoming meetings, specifically focusing on a planned engagement with John K. Andrews, Jr. The discussion centered on logistics and coordination for the President's calendar. The conversation concluded with Bull departing the Oval Office shortly thereafter.

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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 703-003 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 703-3

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
          -Meeting with John K. Andrews, Jr.

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:36 pm.
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  • 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.
  • 703-002 4:30 PM · 3 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 703-003, 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/703-003 (accessed October 1, 2026).