Nixon White House TapesTape 450 › Conversation 450-007

Nixon & Bull on Administrative coordination

Tuesday, February 16, 1971 · 9:19 AM–9:35 AM ET · Oval Office ·6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation450-007 onTape 450 (tape position 00:18:19–00:18:59)StartTuesday, February 16, 1971 at 9:19 AMEndTuesday, February 16, 1971 at 9:35 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 450-007 ↗

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to conduct a brief administrative review of his daily schedule. The discussion focused on coordinating the President's upcoming appointments and ensuring the efficiency of his morning itinerary. No major policy decisions were made during this brief procedural exchange.

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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 450-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 450-7

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
  • 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.
  • 450-006 9:19 AM · 1 min — 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.

Conversation 450-007, 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/450-007 (accessed September 18, 2026).