Conversation 726-006

TapeTape 726StartFriday, May 19, 1972 at 12:49 PMEndFriday, May 19, 1972 at 12:51 PMTape start time02:13:12Tape end time02:14:47ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Recording deviceOval Office

On May 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:49 pm and 12:51 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 726-006 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 726-6

Date: May 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:49 pm and 12:51 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     President's schedule
          -Dr. W. Kenneth Riland
                 -Press reception
          -A barber's appointment
          -Robert C. Byrd
                 -Time
          -Bi-partisan congressional leaders
          -A barber's appointment

                -Time

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:51 pm.

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that you would like me to work closely with Peter and Peter Flanagan on the coordination of the international economic business.
Right.
More or less in the manner that Connolly did.
Absolutely.
I don't mean to exclude others.
You have to guide him.
There has to be.
You have to guide him.
Peter Flanagan is not an expert in this field.
He knows something about it.
You guide him.
That's the way you do it.
All right.
Well, all right.
Sure responsibility.
Well, then go on.
Sure.
You've got to appear, one thing, you've got to compromise your principles on it.
Between now and the election, appear to be for the non-tag controls.
I've said I'm for them, and I care working, but we should get rid of them as soon as we can.
Well, you know, we will have to work, and we will be ready.
But we've got to do this thing, and we've got to budget this budget.
This would... That was just what I said.
You just...
Right.
That we originally projected.
The only matter is that perhaps it might be, you might want to see the bar before garbage.
But at the end of the day, it's, oh, I know that I often visit the day and run around and work.