Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 929 › Conversation 929-004

Nixon & Bull on White House administration and Congressional relations

Tuesday, May 29, 1973 · 9:12 AM ET · Oval Office · 40 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation929-004 on Tape 929StartTuesday, May 29, 1973 at 9:12 AMEndTuesday, May 29, 1973 at 9:12 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 929-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate his daily schedule and upcoming high-level meetings. The discussion centered on managing appointments with key figures, including Alexander Haig, William Timmons, and potential outreach to Senators Samuel Ervin, John McClellan, and Philip Hart. The brief exchange focused primarily on logistical planning for these engagements.

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Hey, this is Mike.
This is what we're going to do this last week.
We're going to do burps.
Yeah, let's do burps.
We're going to do burps.
We're going to do burps.
We're going to do burps.
That's the thing.

NARA Description

On May 29, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:12 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 929-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 929-4

Date: May 29, 1973
Time: 9:12 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       President’s schedule
              -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
                       -William E. Timmons
                              -Committee
              -Bill [last name unknown]
              -Samuel J. Ervin, Jr. [?]
              -John L. McClellan, Philip A. Hart [?]

Bull left at 9:12 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 929-004, May 29, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/929-004 (accessed October 12, 2026).