Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 450 › Conversation 450-012
Nixon & Bull on George P. Shultz
Tuesday, February 16, 1971 · 11:03 AM–11:04 AM ET · Oval Office · 38 sec
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 amTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on February 16, 1971
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- 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 · 52 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 (NAID 417175867). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/450-012 (accessed November 2, 2026).