Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 450 › Conversation 450-012

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

Tuesday, February 16, 1971 · 11:03 AM–11:04 AM ET · Oval Office ·38 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation450-012 onTape 450 (tape position 01:47:36–01:48:13)StartTuesday, February 16, 1971 at 11:03 AMEndTuesday, February 16, 1971 at 11:04 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 450-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to coordinate his immediate daily agenda. The brief discussion focused on administrative logistics, specifically finalizing arrangements for the President to visit the White House barbershop and scheduling a meeting with George P. Shultz. The conversation concluded with the President departing the office for these appointments.

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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 11:03 am and 11:04 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 450-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 450-12

Date: February 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:03 am and 11:04 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man [Stephen B. Bull?]

     Schedule
          -Barber shop
          -George P. Shultz

The President and the unknown man [Bull?] left at 11:04 am

Also recorded on February 16, 1971

  • 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.
  • 450-011 10:49 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:49 am to 11:03 am.
  • 450-013 11:04 AM · 45 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 11:24 am.
  • 450-014 11:24 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 12:12 pm.
  • 450-015 12:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:12 pm and 12:13 pm.
  • 450-016 12:12 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:12 pm and 12:13 pm.
  • 450-017 12:13 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:13 pm to 12:16 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 450-012, 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/450-012 (accessed September 18, 2026).