President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistical details and scheduling for upcoming official appointments. The discussion focused on finalizing arrangements for an Oval Office meeting with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and a separate session involving L. Patrick Gray III, his wife, and a photographer. These administrative preparations ensured the President’s midday itinerary remained organized and prepared for media documentation.
On May 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:01 pm and 12:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 719-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 719-11
Date: May 4, 1972
Time: Unknown after 12:01 pm and before 12:03 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President's schedule
-Meeting with International Brotherhood of Teamsters
-Meeting with L[ouis] Patrick Gray, III
-Mrs. Gray
-Photographer
Bull left at an unknown time before 12:03 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.