Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 318 › Conversation 318-035
Nixon & Bull on White House staff and administrative operations
Wednesday, February 2, 1972 · 3:30 PM–3:31 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to briefly discuss administrative staffing or scheduling matters. The President inquired about the possibility of arranging daily five-minute appointments for Bull, emphasizing the necessity of their regular communication. The brief exchange served as a directive for Bull to coordinate his availability to meet with the President on a consistent, daily basis.
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NARA Description
On February 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:30 pm to 3:31 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 318-035 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 318-35 Date: February 2, 1972 Time: 3:30 pm - 3:31 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Stephen B. Bull. [See Conversation No. 20-34]
Also recorded on February 2, 1972
- 020-032 3:17 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 3:17 pm to 3:25 pm.
- 020-033 3:25 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 318-033 3:25 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hobart D. Lewis met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 318-034 3:25 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 020-034 3:30 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:30 pm to 3:31 pm.
- 318-036 3:31 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Ronald W. Reagan, William G. Milliken, and Linwood Holton met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:12 pm.
- 318-037 3:31 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:12 pm.
- 318-038 3:31 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:12 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 318-035, February 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/318-035 (accessed October 12, 2026).