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Nixon & Bull on George P. Shultz and White House logistics

Tuesday, March 7, 1972 · 12:45 PM–2:15 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation322-021 on Tape 322 (tape position 01:04:29–01:04:49)StartTuesday, March 7, 1972 at 12:45 PMEndTuesday, March 7, 1972 at 2:15 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 322-021 ↗

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Old Executive Office Building to coordinate the President's daily schedule. The primary focus of the discussion was arranging a formal meeting between Nixon and George P. Shultz. The conversation concluded with Bull managing the logistical requirements for this upcoming appointment.

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On March 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 12:45 pm and 2:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 322-021 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 322-21

Date: March 7, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:45 pm and 2:15 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President’s schedule
          -George P. Shultz
               -Meeting

Bull left at an unknown time before 2:15 pm.
  • 679-009 12:31 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 12:40 pm.
  • 679-011 12:40 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, James M. Roche, Richard C. Gerstenbeerg, John D. Ehrlichman, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:40 pm to 12:43 pm.
  • 679-017 12:43 PM · 29 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 3:01 pm.
  • 021-010 12:45 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 322-018 12:45 PM · 3 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 12:45 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 322-019 12:45 PM · 5 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 12:45 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 322-020 12:45 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 12:45 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 322-022 12:45 PM · 4 min — 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 12:45 pm and 2:15 pm.

Conversation 322-021, March 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/322-021 (accessed October 2, 2026).