Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 450 › Conversation 450-015

Nixon & Bull

Tuesday, February 16, 1971 · 12:12 PM–12:13 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation450-015 on Tape 450 (tape position 02:04:57–02:06:49)StartTuesday, February 16, 1971 at 12:12 PMEndTuesday, February 16, 1971 at 12:13 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 450-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to conduct a brief review of his daily schedule. The discussion served as a routine administrative coordination of the President's upcoming appointments and obligations. No significant policy decisions or substantive matters were recorded during this brief encounter.

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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 12:12 pm and 12:13 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 450-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 450-15

Date: February 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:12 pm and 12:13 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     Schedule

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:13 pm

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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.
  • 450-012 11:03 AM · 38 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 450-016 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.
  • 450-018 12:16 PM · 39 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 11:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 450-015, 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/450-015 (accessed November 2, 2026).