Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 453 › Conversation 453-002

Nixon & Bull on Young Republicans and Robert J. Brown

Friday, February 19, 1971 · 3:59 PM–4:00 PM ET · Oval Office ·58 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation453-002 onTape 453 (tape position 00:38:04–00:39:02)StartFriday, February 19, 1971 at 3:59 PMEndFriday, February 19, 1971 at 4:00 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 453-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met briefly to review the President’s upcoming schedule. The conversation focused on appointments involving the Young Republicans and the secretary of Robert J. Brown. No major policy decisions were made during this short administrative coordination.

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Yeah, I left a little with the Republicans.
All right.
All right.
All right.
All right.
All right.

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 3:59 pm and 4:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 453-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 453-2

Date: February 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:59 pm and 4:00 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     The President’s schedule
          -Young Republicans
               -Robert J. Brown’s secretary

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:00 pm

Also recorded on February 19, 1971

  • 453-001 3:15 PM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz, John C. Whitaker and Stephen B. Bull and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:59 pm.
  • 453-003 4:00 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Melia Black, Pamela Southall, Orville Black, Hilary Black, Rosemary Manarin, Betty Fountain, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:00 pm to 4:05 pm.
  • 453-004 4:06 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald C. Romas, Linda McQuaig, Glenn Wilson, Jay Morris, Joseph Abate, Robert C. Odle, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:06 pm to 4:11 pm.
  • 453-005 4:11 PM · 5 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 4:52 pm.
  • 454-001 4:11 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Manolo Sanchez, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, Rose Mary Woods, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 4:59 pm.
  • 454-002 4:54 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:54 pm and 4:59 pm.
  • 454-003 4:59 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:59 pm to 5:08 pm.
  • 454-004 5:08 PM · 1 hr 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Paul W. McCracken, Arthur F. Burns, John B. Connally, Ronald L. Ziegler, Rose Mary Woods, the White House photographer, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:08 pm to 6:34 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 453-002, 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/453-002 (accessed September 18, 2026).