President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to facilitate the transition between scheduled appointments in the Oval Office. The primary purpose of this brief encounter was to coordinate the arrival of White House Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. Following this administrative exchange, Bull departed to allow the President to proceed with his next meeting.
On May 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:17 am and 11:19 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 717-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 717-9
Date: May 2, 1972
(rev. Dec-01)
Time: Unknown between 11:17 and 11:19 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President's meeting with Ronald L. Ziegler
Bull left at an unknown time before 11:19 am.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.