Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 727 › Conversation 727-004

Nixon & Bull on Henry A. Kissinger and presidential coordination

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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation727-004 on Tape 727 (tape position 01:02:52–01:08:01)StartFriday, June 2, 1972 at 9:11 AMEndFriday, June 2, 1972 at 9:45 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 727-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to discuss scheduling and logistics related to National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. The brief interaction focused on coordinating Kissinger's activities or appointments. No further actions or developments were recorded beyond these administrative arrangements.

Audio

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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 727-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 727-4

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

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Henry A. Kissinger

Bull left at 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.
  • 727-003 9:11 AM · 2 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 727-004, 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/727-004 (accessed October 9, 2026).