Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 454 › Conversation 454-005

Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and White House administration

Friday, February 19, 1971 · 6:34 PM–6:46 PM ET · Oval Office ·19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation454-005 onTape 454 (tape position 01:54:17–01:54:44)StartFriday, February 19, 1971 at 6:34 PMEndFriday, February 19, 1971 at 6:46 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 454-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate a scheduled communication with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. The pair discussed the urgency of the matter and ultimately reached a decision to delay the interaction until the following day. This brief administrative consultation concluded with Nixon opting to postpone the contact.

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And it's really that important.
He can see you tomorrow and let it go.
Let it go.
Let it go.

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 6:34 pm and 6:46 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 454-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 454-5

Date: February 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:34 pm and 6:46 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     The President’s schedule
          -Henry A. Kissinger
               -Call from the President

Bull left at an unknown time before 6:46 pm

Also recorded on February 19, 1971

  • 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.
  • 454-006 6:46 PM · 8 min — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:46 pm and 11:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 454-005, 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/454-005 (accessed September 18, 2026).