President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistical details and preparations for an upcoming White House visit by the People's Republic of China table tennis team. The discussion centered on managing the President's engagement with the visiting athletes as part of the broader diplomatic efforts to improve U.S.-China relations. Following the brief consultation, the participants departed the Oval Office to proceed with the scheduled activities.
On April 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:58 am and 12:04 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 711-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 711-12
Date: April 18, 1972
Time: Unknown after 11:58 am unitl 12:04 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
People's Republic of China [PRC] table tennis team
-Meeting with the President
The President and Bull left at 12:04 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.