Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 459 › Conversation 459-003

Nixon & Bull on White House security and Leonard Garment

Saturday, February 27, 1971 · 11:57 AM–11:58 AM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation459-003 on Tape 459 (tape position 02:40:36–02:41:18)StartSaturday, February 27, 1971 at 11:57 AMEndSaturday, February 27, 1971 at 11:58 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 459-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to briefly discuss administrative details regarding the President’s daily schedule. The conversation focused on the presence of a security guard on the premises and the scheduling of an upcoming appointment with Leonard Garment. Bull received instructions to coordinate these logistics before exiting the Oval Office.

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Black guard here today, you know.
Hello.
I'm Ted, Mr. President.
Check it right out.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On February 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:57 am and 11:58 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 459-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 459-3

Date: February 27, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:57 am and 11:58 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     The President’s schedule
          -Leonard Garment

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:58 am

Also recorded on February 27, 1971

  • 459-002 9:35 AM · 2 hr 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, Melvin R. Laird, Richard M. Helms, Joseph J. Sisco, William P. Rogers, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, and Lt. Col. Walter B. Ratliffe met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:35 am to 11:57 am.
  • 459-004 11:58 AM · 2 hr 57 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Alexander P. Butterfield, Leonard Garment, Robert H. Finch, Manolo Sanchez, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), and James D. ("Don") Hughes met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:58 am to 2:58 pm.
  • 459-005 2:58 PM · 2 min — Robert H. Finch, Taft Schreiber, Mrs. Taft Schreiber, and Charles W. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:58 pm and 3:11 pm.

Cite this conversation

Conversation 459-003, February 27, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/459-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).