Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 710 › Conversation 710-001
Nixon & Bull on Henry A. Kissinger and White House administration
Monday, April 17, 1972 · 4:56 PM–4:59 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to coordinate his official schedule. The discussion focused primarily on arranging a meeting with National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This brief administrative interaction served to confirm the timing for the President's upcoming diplomatic consultations.
Audio
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NARA Description
On April 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:56 pm and 4:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 710-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 710-1
Date: April 17, 1972
Time: 4:56 pm - unknown before 4:59 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-Meeting with Henry A. Kissinger
-Time
Bull left at an unknown time before 4:59 pm.Also recorded on April 17, 1972
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 710-001, April 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/710-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).