Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 714 › Conversation 714-009

Nixon & Bull on John D. Ehrlichman and MIT

Thursday, April 20, 1972 · 11:46 AM–11:48 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation714-009 onTape 714 (tape position 02:35:33–02:36:21)StartThursday, April 20, 1972 at 11:46 AMEndThursday, April 20, 1972 at 11:48 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 714-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate his upcoming schedule and logistics. The discussion focused on arranging a meeting with John D. Ehrlichman, specifically concerning a matter involving the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The conversation concluded after finalizing these brief administrative arrangements.

Audio

Download MP3 (part 1) · 167.4 MB ·Download MP3 (part 2) · 168.2 MB ·Download MP3 (part 3) · 48.7 MB

This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the player above contains the full tape segment shared with neighbouring conversations. It begins about 02:35:33 into the tape and ends around 02:36:21.

Transcript (AI-generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.

Download transcript (.txt) ·JSON data · Timestamps are positions within the full tape recording.

2:36:04Don't, uh, accidentally, all the blue people get to the president of Congress.
2:36:09That's the seal.
2:36:10That's the seal.
2:36:12You're a golfer.
2:36:13Well, I did play golf, though.
2:36:15You're a golf ball.
2:36:17Thank you.
2:36:17There you go.
2:36:18That's all blue time.
2:36:22Thank you.

NARA Description

On April 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:46 am and 11:48 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 714-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 714-9

Date: April 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:46 am and 11:48 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Meeting with John D. Ehrlichman
               -Massachusetts Institute of Technology [MIT] matter
               -Location

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:48 am.

Also recorded on April 20, 1972

  • 099-005 11:39 AM — Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Egil ("Bud") Krogh, and the Domestic Council met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 3:07 pm.
  • 099-006 11:39 AM — Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., and the Domestic Council met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 3:07 pm.
  • 714-007 11:43 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Clifford D. Carlson, Carol A. Carson, Max L. Friedersdorf, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:43 am to 11:46 am.
  • 023-047 11:46 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:46 am and 11:48 am.
  • 714-008 11:46 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:46 am.
  • 714-010 11:46 AM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:46 am and 11:48 am.
  • 023-048 11:48 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 11:48 am to 11:52 am.
  • 714-011 11:48 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:48 am to 12:03 pm.

All 56 conversations from April 20, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 714-009, April 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/714-009 (accessed September 18, 2026).