Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 321 › Conversation 321-009
Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and Communication logistics
Wednesday, February 9, 1972 · 1:05 PM–2:52 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 17 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate communication with Henry Kissinger. The primary purpose of the brief interaction was to verify Kissinger’s current location and facilitate a return phone call. Bull was tasked with managing the logistics of this connection to ensure the President could reach his National Security Advisor promptly.
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NARA Description
On February 9, 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 1:05 pm and 2:52 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 321-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 321-9
Date: February 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:05 pm and 2:52 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Henry A. Kissinger
-Telephone call from Bull
-Kissinger’s location
-Return call
Bull left at an unknown time before 2:52 pm.Also recorded on February 9, 1972
- 321-001 12:08 PM · 52 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 12:08 pm and 12:16 pm.
- 321-003 12:16 PM · 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:16 pm to 1:05 pm.
- 321-004 1:05 PM · 6 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 1:05 pm and 2:52 pm.
- 321-005 1:05 PM · 6 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 1:05 pm and 2:52 pm.
- 321-006 1:05 PM · 56 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 1:05 pm and 2:52 pm.
- 321-007 1:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 2:52 pm.
- 321-008 1:05 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 2:52 pm.
- 321-010 1:05 PM · 4 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 1:05 pm and 2:52 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 321-009, February 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/321-009 (accessed October 2, 2026).