Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 703 › Conversation 703-005

Nixon & Bull on William P. Rogers and Henry Kissinger

Wednesday, April 5, 1972 · 4:55 PM–4:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 26 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation703-005 on Tape 703 (tape position 02:01:27–02:05:01)StartWednesday, April 5, 1972 at 4:55 PMEndWednesday, April 5, 1972 at 4:59 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 703-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistical arrangements for an upcoming meeting involving Henry Kissinger and Secretary of State William P. Rogers. The discussion focused on confirming Rogers’s location and managing his arrival to ensure he could be integrated into the scheduled briefing. Nixon instructed Bull to facilitate the meeting and ensure the Secretary was promptly brought in upon his arrival.

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Is, uh, Dr., uh, Mr., uh, I'm coming.
I don't have a business.
Would you like me to head it, Secretary?
No, that's an issue.
Secretary's not here yet.
Yeah.
Well, then if he comes in, he can come in and then go on out and come on in, uh, on his plate.
Yeah, I'll have you drop in for a minute.

NARA Description

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 4:55 pm and 4:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 703-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 703-5

Date: April 5, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:55 pm and 4:59 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Meeting with Henry A. Kissinger and [William P. Rogers]
               -Rogers's location

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:59 pm.

Also recorded on April 5, 1972

  • 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.
  • 703-002 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.
  • 703-003 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.
  • 703-006 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.
  • 703-007 6:19 PM · 12 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:19 pm and 11:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 703-005, 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/703-005 (accessed October 1, 2026).