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Conversation 908-019

TapeTape 908StartTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 3:41 PMEndTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 4:02 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.;  [Unknown person(s)]Recording deviceOval Office
AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to discuss strategies for handling legal challenges, specifically regarding the handling of presidential papers and the refusal of a subpoena. Nixon asserted that his records were protected by national security claims and insisted they should be submitted through alternative channels rather than handed over directly. The conversation concluded with Nixon directing Bull to coordinate with William P. Rogers to manage the situation.

WatergatePresidential papersSubpoenaNational securityWilliam P. Rogers
AudioNARA Description

On May 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:41 pm and 4:02 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 908-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 908-19

Date: May 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:41 pm and 4:02 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       Watergate       

             -Memorandum

                    -William P. Rogers       

             -Presidential papers      

                    -Bull’s meeting with Rogers            

                    -Refusal of subpoena        

                    -Bull’s meeting with Rogers            


Bull conferred with an unknown person at an unknown time after 3:41 pm.

       Rogers’s location

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:02 pm.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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No.
No.
No.
No.
Talk it over with him.
See if he can get me.
That's not my point.
I'm not buying that.
My papers are national security papers.
There's a lot to believe about that.
I know I can get out of it.
I have a letter where they can be submitted.
Is that clear?
They can be submitted out of this.
I'm not going to have that.
Go get him.
He's right in there.
Walk right out there and get him.
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