Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 741 › Conversation 741-004

Nixon & Bull on Farm Family of the Year and White House protocol

Friday, June 23, 1972 · 12:41 PM–12:44 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation741-004 on Tape 741 (tape position 03:05:02–03:07:00)StartFriday, June 23, 1972 at 12:41 PMEndFriday, June 23, 1972 at 12:44 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 741-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistical arrangements for an upcoming event involving the Farm Family of the Year. The discussion focused on scheduling details, specifically regarding the protocol for handshakes and the execution of an official photograph. Bull was tasked with finalizing these arrangements to ensure the smooth conduct of the meeting.

Audio

Audio for this conversation has not been released by the National Archives.

Transcript (AI-generated)

No transcript is available because the audio has not been released.

NARA Description

On June 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:41 pm and 12:44 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 741-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 741-4

Date: June 23, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:41 and 12:44 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Meeting with Farm Family of the Year
               -Conversation

                 -Handshakes
                 -Arrangements
                      -Photograph

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:44 pm.

Also recorded on June 23, 1972

  • 741-005 12:44 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, Carlos D. Dixon, Mrs. Carlos D. Dixon, Stephen C. Dixon, Kimberley R. Dixon, Earl L. Butz, James V. Smith, John C. Whitaker, White House photographer, and Anita J. Dixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:44 pm to 12:50 pm.
  • 741-006 12:51 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:51 pm.
  • 741-007 12:51 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, Frederic V. Malek, Daniel T. Kinsley, E. Pendleton James, Stanton D. Anderson, John E. Clarke, Robert V. Davison, Michael T. Harrigan, Frank C. Herringer, William H. Marumoto, John Grinalds, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:51 pm to 1:00 pm.
  • 741-008 1:01 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:01 pm.
  • 025-131 1:02 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:02 pm.
  • 741-009 1:02 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:02 pm.
  • 025-132 1:04 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:13 pm.
  • 741-010 1:04 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House photographer, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:04 pm to 1:13 pm.

All 35 conversations from June 23, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 741-004, June 23, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/741-004 (accessed September 30, 2026).