Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 705 › Conversation 705-006

Nixon & Bull on Ronald L. Ziegler and White House administration

Monday, April 10, 1972 · 11:33 AM–11:41 AM ET · Oval Office · 3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation705-006 on Tape 705 (tape position 02:26:05–02:27:45)StartMonday, April 10, 1972 at 11:33 AMEndMonday, April 10, 1972 at 11:41 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 705-006 ↗

President Richard M. Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to facilitate internal administrative coordination. The primary purpose of the brief meeting was for the President to issue a request for a follow-up consultation with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. Bull served as the liaison to ensure this meeting was scheduled.

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On April 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:33 am and 11:41 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 705-006 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 705-6

Date: April 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:33 am and 11:41 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Request for meeting with Ronald L. Ziegler

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:41 am.
  • 705-004 11:30 AM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:30 am to 11:33 am.
  • 705-005 11:33 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:33 am and 11:41 am.
  • 705-007 11:41 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:41 am to 11:44 am.
  • 705-008 11:44 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:44 am and 11:45 am.
  • 705-009 11:45 AM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William J. Porter, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:45 am to 12:23 pm.
  • 705-010 12:23 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:23 pm and 12:25 pm.
  • 705-011 12:25 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert W. Barker, Arch N. Booth, William N. Burch, George Champion, Jr., Mary Pillsbury Lord, James P. Low, Leonard H. Marks, Herbert E. Marks, J. Willard Marriott, Alice (Sheets) Marriott, William J. McManus, Charles S. O???Malley, Jr., A. Pollard Simons, Katherine (Merrill) Swim, Walter E. Washington, C. Robert Yeager, John P. Cosgrove, John B. Kelly, Jr., David C. Hoopes, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:25 pm to 12:38 pm.
  • 705-012 12:38 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 12:44 pm.

Conversation 705-006, April 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/705-006 (accessed October 1, 2026).