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Nixon & Bull on Vernon A. Walters and White House logistics

Thursday, April 13, 1972 · 4:46 PM–4:47 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation708-010 on Tape 708 (tape position 00:40:52–00:41:11)StartThursday, April 13, 1972 at 4:46 PMEndThursday, April 13, 1972 at 4:47 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 708-010 ↗

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to coordinate the arrival of Lieutenant General Vernon A. Walters. The brief interaction served primarily to facilitate the logistical arrangements for the General's visit. No further substantive policy matters were recorded during this session.

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On April 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 4:47 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 708-010 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 708-10

Date: April 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:46 pm and 4:47 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       Lt. Gen. Vernon A. Walters
             -Arrival

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:47 pm.
  • 708-004 4:31 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:31 pm.
  • 708-007 4:34 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 4:37 pm.
  • 708-008 4:34 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 4:37 pm.
  • 708-009 4:37 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Henry A. Kissinger, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:37 pm to 4:46 pm.
  • 022-123 4:38 PM · 9 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:38 pm and 4:46 pm.
  • 022-124 4:38 PM · 11 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:38 pm and 4:46 pm.
  • 708-011 4:47 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:47 pm.
  • 708-012 4:47 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vernon A. Walters, Rose Mary Woods, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:47 pm to 4:59 pm.

Conversation 708-010, April 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/708-010 (accessed October 12, 2026).