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Nixon & Bull

Friday, February 19, 1971 · 1:38 PM–1:39 PM ET · Oval Office ·4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation452-015 onTape 452 (tape position 03:29:13–03:29:47)StartFriday, February 19, 1971 at 1:38 PMEndFriday, February 19, 1971 at 1:39 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 452-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to receive an update regarding the President’s daily schedule. The brief discussion centered on the logistical management of the President's upcoming commitments. No major policy decisions were recorded during this administrative exchange.

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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 1:38 pm and 1:39 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 452-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 452-015
Date: February 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:38 pm and 1:39 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull
Page | 25
White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
The President’s schedule
Bull left at an unknown time before 1:39 pm

Also recorded on February 19, 1971

  • 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.
  • 452-011 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.
  • 452-013 1:08 PM · 36 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 452-016 1:38 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:38 pm and 1:39 pm.
  • 452-019 1:38 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:38 pm and 1:39 pm.
  • 452-017 1:39 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Gerturde King met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:39 pm and 2:25 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 452-015, 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/452-015 (accessed September 18, 2026).