Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 711 › Conversation 711-020

Nixon & Bull on Earl L. Butz and Henry A. Kissinger

Tuesday, April 18, 1972 · 3:03 PM–3:09 PM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation711-020 on Tape 711 (tape position 05:03:12–05:06:59)StartTuesday, April 18, 1972 at 3:03 PMEndTuesday, April 18, 1972 at 3:09 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 711-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to reorganize the scheduling of upcoming appointments. The discussion focused primarily on adjusting the timing and duration of a meeting with Secretary of Agriculture Earl L. Butz. Nixon also addressed the coordination of Butz's visit in relation to the schedule of National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger.

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NARA Description

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 3:03 pm and 3:09 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 711-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 711-20

Date: April 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:03 pm and 3:09 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Meeting with Earl L. Butz
               -Timing
                      -Change
               -Henry A. Kissinger
               -Length

Bull left at an unknown time before 3:09 pm.

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  • 711-017 1:50 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:50 pm and 2:45 pm.
  • 023-021 2:45 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 2:45 pm to 2:49 pm.
  • 711-018 2:45 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:45 pm to 2:49 pm.
  • 711-019 3:02 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:02 pm to 3:03 pm.
  • 711-021 3:09 PM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Earl L. Butz, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:09 pm to 3:37 pm.
  • 712-001 3:56 PM · 1 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:56 pm to 4:56 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 711-020, April 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/711-020 (accessed October 12, 2026).