President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to review and adjust the presidential schedule for the day. The discussion primarily focused on coordinating the timing of a meeting with Henry Kissinger and arranging a barber's appointment. Nixon explicitly instructed Bull to prioritize his schedule, noting that Kissinger would be required to wait if the President's other commitments ran overtime.
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 1:04 pm and 1:08 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 726-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 726-10
Date: May 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:04 pm and 1:08 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President's schedule
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Location
-A barber's appointment
-Time
Bull left at an unknown time before 1:08 pm.
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