Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 727 › Conversation 727-003

Nixon & Bull on White House logistics and Henry Kissinger

Friday, June 2, 1972 · 9:11 AM–9:45 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation727-003 on Tape 727 (tape position 01:00:34–01:02:52)StartFriday, June 2, 1972 at 9:11 AMEndFriday, June 2, 1972 at 9:45 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 727-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to review and adjust the President's daily schedule regarding upcoming appointments with key advisors and Congressional leaders. Nixon specifically requested a meeting with Henry Kissinger prior to his scheduled session with legislative leadership. Bull coordinated these logistical arrangements to ensure the President's morning agenda remained manageable.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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1:00:34Will you see if Kissinger Street can come in before the meeting?
1:00:37Yes, sir.
1:00:40I need to see the fire attendants before the leaders.
1:00:41You don't want to see them now, do you?
1:00:44Oh yeah, they're coming.
1:00:45Who, John?
1:00:45Who, uh, uh, Kissinger.
1:00:46Kissinger, yeah, I don't see any time before the leaders.
1:02:38Thank you.

NARA Description

On June 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:11 am and 9:45 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 727-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 727-3

Date: June 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:11 and 9:45 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Meeting with Congressional leaders
          -Meeting with John D. Ehrlichman
          -Barber shop
          -Ehrlichman
          -Henry A. Kissinger

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:45 am.

Also recorded on June 2, 1972

  • 025-006 11:49 PM · 10 sec — Edward R. F. Cox and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 11:49 pm on June 1, 1972 and 8:30 am on June 6, 1972.
  • 727-001 8:25 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:25 am to 9:11 am.
  • 727-002 9:11 AM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:11 am and 9:45 am.
  • 727-004 9:11 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:11 am and 9:45 am.
  • 727-005 9:45 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:45 am to 10:03 am.
  • 727-006 10:03 AM · 31 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:03 am and 12:08 pm.
  • 727-007 12:08 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:08 pm and 12:25 pm.
  • 727-008 12:25 PM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:25 pm to 1:03 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 727-003, June 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/727-003 (accessed October 9, 2026).