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Nixon & Bull on Alexander M. Haig Jr. and White House administration

Monday, February 22, 1971 · 1:12 PM–1:13 PM ET · Oval Office · 27 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation455-015 on Tape 455 (tape position 03:53:27–03:53:52)StartMonday, February 22, 1971 at 1:12 PMEndMonday, February 22, 1971 at 1:13 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 455-015 ↗

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, for a brief session in the Oval Office. The primary focus of the discussion concerned the President's upcoming schedule. Specifically, the pair addressed arrangements regarding a meeting with General Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

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On February 22, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 455-015 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 455-15

Date: February 22, 1971
Time: 1:12 pm - 1:13 pm

Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     The President’s schedule
          -General Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

Bull left at 1:13 pm
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  • 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.
  • 455-013 1:01 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 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.
  • 455-016 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.
  • 455-017 1:37 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:37 pm and 1:43 pm.

Conversation 455-015, 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/455-015 (accessed October 12, 2026).