Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 455 › Conversation 455-013

Nixon & Bull on Personal gifts and Oval Office operations

Monday, February 22, 1971 · 1:01 PM ET · Oval Office ·16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation455-013 onTape 455 (tape position 03:42:10–03:42:27)StartMonday, February 22, 1971 at 1:01 PMEndMonday, February 22, 1971 at 1:01 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 455-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to discuss a personal matter involving a wooden cigar gift. The brief exchange focused on the craftsmanship and materials used to create the item, confirming its successful fabrication. No significant policy decisions or administrative actions were addressed during this short interaction.

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All right.
The cigar is successfully made out of the wood they put in.
It's never done for horses.

NARA Description

On February 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:01 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 455-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 455-13

Date: February 22, 1971
Time: 1:01 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     Schedule

Bull left at 1:01 pm

Also recorded on February 22, 1971

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  • 455-009 12:41 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, James Udall, Murray M. Chotiner, David N. Parker, Raymond K. Price, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:41 pm to 12:45 pm.
  • 455-010 12:46 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert L. Kunzig, John B. Rhoads, A. N. Spence, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Cecelia D. Bellinger, David N. Parker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:46 pm to 12:49 pm.
  • 455-011 12:50 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Carl W. Haley, Mrs. Carl W. Haley, Rose Mary Woods, David N. Parker, Raymond K. Price, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:50 pm to 12:56 pm.
  • 455-012 12:57 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, David H. Popper, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., David N. Parker, Raymond K. Price, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:57 pm to 1:01 pm.
  • 455-014 1:01 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. E. Sanders, Mrs. H. E. Sanders, Henry C. Cashen, II, David N. Parker, Raymond K. Price, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:01 pm to 1:12 pm.
  • 455-015 1:12 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:12 pm to 1:13 pm.
  • 455-016 1:13 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles Whitehouse, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Raymond K. Price, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:13 pm to 1:37 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 455-013, February 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/455-013 (accessed September 18, 2026).