Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 452 › Conversation 452-013

Nixon & Bull on Veterans of Foreign Wars and Alexander M. Haig Jr.

Friday, February 19, 1971 · 1:08 PM–1:09 PM ET · Oval Office ·36 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation452-013 onTape 452 (tape position 02:58:17–02:58:54)StartFriday, February 19, 1971 at 1:08 PMEndFriday, February 19, 1971 at 1:09 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 452-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate administrative details regarding an upcoming meeting with officials from the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). They discussed the expected duration of the session and the necessary participation of Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and Charles W. Colson. This brief consultation served to finalize the scheduling and internal staffing requirements for the presidential engagement.

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NARA Description

On February 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:08 pm and 1:09 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 452-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 452-013

Date: February 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:08 pm and 1:09 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     The President’s schedule
          -Forthcoming meeting with officials of the Veterans of Foreign Wars [VFW]
                -Length
                -General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and Charles W. Colson

Bull left at an unknown time before 1:09 pm

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  • 452-007 12:44 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Leah McReynolds, William E. Casselman, II, David N. Parker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:44 pm and 1:02 pm.
  • 452-008 12:44 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John R. Brown, III, Mrs. John R. Brown, III, Alexander P. Butterfield, David N. Parker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:44 pm and 1:02 pm.
  • 452-009 12:44 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Harriet Elam, Harriet Elam, Harry Elam, Clarence Elam, Dwight L. Chapin, David N. Parker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:44 pm and 1:02 pm.
  • 452-010 12:44 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George Black, Jr., Evelyn Abrams, Delores McGee, Lawrence Smith, Robert J. Brown, Dr. John A. Hannah, Harvey J. Witherell, David N. Parker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:44 pm and 1:02 pm.
  • 452-011 1:02 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:02 pm and 1:04 pm.
  • 452-012 1:04 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Lionel Hampton, Harry Yeates, William Tipone, Henry C. Cashen, II, John Richardson, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:04 pm to 1:08 pm.
  • 452-014 1:09 PM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Cooper Holt, Chief Herbert R. Rainwater, Donald E. Johnson, Charles W. Colson, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:09 pm and 1:39 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 452-013, February 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/452-013 (accessed September 18, 2026).