Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 451 › Conversation 451-013

Nixon & Bull on John D. Ehrlichman and George P. Shultz

Thursday, February 18, 1971 · 2:32 PM–3:32 PM ET · Oval Office ·23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation451-013 onTape 451 (tape position 03:17:29–03:17:50)StartThursday, February 18, 1971 at 2:32 PMEndThursday, February 18, 1971 at 3:32 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 451-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate adjustments to his daily schedule and administrative arrangements. The discussion focused on the cancellation of a planned meeting involving John D. Ehrlichman and George P. Shultz, following a communication from Shultz. Additionally, the President issued a request for the presence of Mark I. Goode.

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All the other people to be present.
Your body returned to the body for a day.
It's been a blessing you have told us and it's good to see you on this new rest day.
Wow.
It's been a blessing you have told us and it's good to see you on this new rest day.

NARA Description

On February 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 3:32 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 451-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 451-13

Date: February 18, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:32 pm and 3:32 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     Cancellation of meeting
         -John D. Ehrlichman and George P. Shultz
         -Call from Shultz

     Request for Mark I. Goode

Bull left at an unknown time before 3:32 pm

Also recorded on February 18, 1971

  • 451-009 1:09 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ralph D. Albertazzie met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:09 pm to 1:10 pm.
  • 451-010 1:10 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 1:20 pm.
  • 451-011 1:10 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 1:20 pm.
  • 451-014 3:32 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 3:32 pm.
  • 451-015 3:32 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Mark I. Goode, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:32 pm to 3:40 pm.
  • 451-016 3:40 PM · 20 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:40 pm and 3:52 pm.
  • 451-017 3:40 PM · 37 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:40 pm and 3:52 pm.
  • 451-018 3:52 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Mark I. Goode met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:52 pm to 3:55 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 451-013, February 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/451-013 (accessed September 18, 2026).