Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 454 › Conversation 454-002

Nixon & Bull on Quadriad meeting and White House logistics

Friday, February 19, 1971 · 4:54 PM–4:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation454-002 on Tape 454 (tape position 00:05:42–00:07:10)StartFriday, February 19, 1971 at 4:54 PMEndFriday, February 19, 1971 at 4:59 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 454-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the logistics and timing of an upcoming Quadriad meeting. The President inquired about the status of the meeting attendees and provided specific instructions regarding their entry into the Oval Office. This discussion focused on managing the arrival of officials to maintain protocol and avoid potential friction among staff members.

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As soon as they're here, I'm going to start the meeting.
Are they here yet?
No, sir.
We're collecting them now.
Yeah.
The dog in here.
Heather's just outstanding.
Yeah.
What do you think?
What does any of them get here?
They can come in.
No, no, no.
All the others can be jealous.
Half of them all come in.

NARA Description

On February 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:54 pm and 4:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 454-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 454-2

Date: February 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:54 pm and 4:59 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     The President’s schedule
          -Quadriad meeting

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:59 pm

Also recorded on February 19, 1971

  • 453-001 3:15 PM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz, John C. Whitaker and Stephen B. Bull and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:59 pm.
  • 453-002 3:59 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:59 pm and 4:00 pm.
  • 453-003 4:00 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Melia Black, Pamela Southall, Orville Black, Hilary Black, Rosemary Manarin, Betty Fountain, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:00 pm to 4:05 pm.
  • 453-004 4:06 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald C. Romas, Linda McQuaig, Glenn Wilson, Jay Morris, Joseph Abate, Robert C. Odle, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:06 pm to 4:11 pm.
  • 453-005 4:11 PM · 5 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 4:52 pm.
  • 454-001 4:11 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Manolo Sanchez, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, Rose Mary Woods, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 4:59 pm.
  • 454-003 4:59 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:59 pm to 5:08 pm.
  • 454-004 5:08 PM · 1 hr 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Paul W. McCracken, Arthur F. Burns, John B. Connally, Ronald L. Ziegler, Rose Mary Woods, the White House photographer, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:08 pm to 6:34 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 454-002, February 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/454-002 (accessed October 4, 2026).