Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 450 › Conversation 450-006
Nixon & Bull on White House Administration and Vernon A. Walters
Tuesday, February 16, 1971 · 9:19 AM–9:35 AM ET · Oval Office ·1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to review the President’s daily schedule. The discussion focused on coordinating upcoming appointments with key figures, including Lieutenant General Vernon A. Walters, Secretary of State William P. Rogers, and George W. Wilson. No major policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative briefing.
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NARA Description
On February 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:19 am and 9:35 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 450-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 450-6
Date: February 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:19 am and 9:35 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man [Stephen B. Bull?]
Schedule
-Lieutenant General Vernon A. Walters
-William P. Rogers
-George W. Wilson
The unknown man [Bull?] left at an unknown time before 9:35 amAlso recorded on February 16, 1971
- 047-001 8:04 AM — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and members of the Cabinet, including William P. Rogers, John B. Connally, Melvin R. Laird, John N. Mitchell, Winton M. ("Red") Blount, Jr., Rogers C. B. Morton, Clifford M. Hardin, Maurice H. Stans, James D. Hodgson, Elliot L. Richardson, George W. Romney, John A. Volpe, George P. Shultz, Robert H. Finch, and staffers H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Henry A. Kissinger, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Peter M. Flanigan, Herbert G. Klein, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Alexander P. Butterfield, Ronald L. Ziegler, William L. Safire, Dr. Edward E. David, Jr., Robert J. Brown, Paul W. McCracken, Arnold R. Weber, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Arthur J. Sohmer, Robert E. Patricelli, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., John R. Price, Jr., and Gary Cook, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:04 am and 11:59 pm.
- 450-003 8:58 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:58 am.
- 450-004 8:58 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:58 am and 9:17 am.
- 450-005 9:17 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Mrs. B. Everett Jordan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:17 am to 9:19 am.
- 450-007 9:19 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:19 am and 9:35 am.
- 450-008 9:35 AM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Vernon A. Walters met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:35 am to 10:10 am.
- 450-009 10:10 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:28 am.
- 450-010 10:28 AM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:28 am to 10:49 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 450-006, February 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/450-006 (accessed September 18, 2026).