Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 319 › Conversation 319-008

Nixon & Bull on John D. Ehrlichman and Busing

Monday, February 7, 1972 · 3:16 PM–3:41 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 28 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation319-008 on Tape 319 (tape position 00:17:28–00:17:54)StartMonday, February 7, 1972 at 3:16 PMEndMonday, February 7, 1972 at 3:41 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 319-008 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417185815 ↗

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On February 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:16 pm and 3:41 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 319-008 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 319-8

Date: February 7, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:16 pm and 3:41 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     President’s schedule
          -John D. Ehrlichman
                -Timing
                -Busing
                -Schedule
                      -Meeting with Congress

Bull left at an unknown time before 3:41 pm.

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Yeah, if you have something.
Yes, sir.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Well, uh, before, what?
Just a second.
He has to go out, he has to go to the hotel at 4.30.
Oh.
Before around 4.30.
Oh, that's right.
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  • 319-006 3:15 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:15 pm to 3:16 pm.
  • 319-007 3:16 PM · 6 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 3:16 pm and 3:41 pm.
  • 020-048 3:41 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:41 pm to 3:44 pm.
  • 319-009 3:41 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:41 pm to 3:44 pm.
  • 020-049 3:44 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:44 pm and 4:44 pm.
  • 319-010 3:44 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:44 pm and 3:50 pm.
  • 319-011 3:50 PM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:50 pm to 4:40 pm.

Conversation 319-008, February 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417185815). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/319-008 (accessed November 15, 2026).