Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 930 › Conversation 930-001

Nixon & Bull on Iceland summit and Georges Pompidou

Wednesday, May 30, 1973 · 8:43 AM–9:06 AM ET · Oval Office · 58 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation930-001 on Tape 930StartWednesday, May 30, 1973 at 8:43 AMEndWednesday, May 30, 1973 at 9:06 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 930-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistical preparations for an upcoming diplomatic trip to Iceland. The discussion focused on reviewing essential background materials, summaries, and scheduling details for meetings with Icelandic officials and French President Georges Pompidou. This briefing served to organize the President’s itinerary and documentation needs ahead of his international travel.

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That's the summer.
That's all I really need.

NARA Description

On May 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 9:06 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 930-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 930-1

Date: May 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:43 am and 9:06 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     President’s schedule
           -Materials for trip to Iceland
           -Background reading material
                 -Summary
           -Schedule
                 -President and Prime Minister of Iceland
                 -Georges J. R. Pompidou

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:06 am.

Also recorded on May 30, 1973

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  • 930-002 8:43 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 9:06 am.
  • 930-003 8:43 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 9:06 am.
  • 930-004 8:43 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 9:06 am.
  • 930-005 8:43 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 9:06 am.
  • 930-006 8:43 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 9:06 am.
  • 930-007 9:06 AM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), Huang Chen, and Chi Chñíí_ao Chu met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:06 am to 9:42 am.
  • 930-008 9:45 AM · 5 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 9:47 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 930-001, May 30, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/930-001 (accessed October 14, 2026).