Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 460 › Conversation 460-003

Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and National Security Council

Friday, February 26, 1971 · 10:36 AM–10:40 AM ET · Oval Office · 46 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation460-003 on Tape 460 (tape position 00:08:24–00:11:47)StartFriday, February 26, 1971 at 10:36 AMEndFriday, February 26, 1971 at 10:40 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 460-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate scheduling adjustments regarding Henry Kissinger and a pending National Security Council meeting. Bull confirmed that he successfully communicated the cancellation of a meeting between Kissinger and the President, streamlining the executive agenda. The discussion focused on managing these logistical shifts and ensuring staff were prepared for upcoming security briefings involving George H. W. Bush.

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It was about the thing.
Yes, sir.
God damn it.
I've already been to the plaintiff's office.
I told him.
I just told him.
I canceled the courier who got this message.
So he didn't need to see me.
That was what it was about.
He wanted to come and see me, but I passed him.
Yes, sir.
I told him on the way over that it was canceled.
Right.
Well, then he called and said he needed to see you.
He didn't tell me the subject.
Is that what it was about?
Yes, sir.
I told him that if it was about that meeting...
You were working on something else, and he said, fine.
So he said, yeah.
I said, okay.
They're all here, so we'll be over here.
I'm just going to wait a minute.
We're pushing.

NARA Description

On February 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:36 am and 10:40 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 460-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 460-3

Date: February 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:36 am and 10:40 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     The President’s schedule
          -Henry A. Kissinger
                -Meeting cancellation
                -Bull’s conversation with Kissinger
          -Forthcoming National Security Council meeting
                -George H. W. Bush

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:40 am

Also recorded on February 26, 1971

  • 459-001 9:18 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:18 am and 9:35 am.
  • 460-001 10:26 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:26 am to 10:27 am.
  • 460-002 10:29 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:29 am to 10:36 am.
  • 460-004 10:40 AM · 10 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 12:35 pm.
  • 460-005 12:35 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Melvin R. Laird, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Henry A. Kissinger, and Nigel Henderson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:35 pm to 12:48 pm.
  • 460-006 12:48 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Patricia R. Hitt, Robert E. Hampton, Barbara B. Gunderson, Jeanne Wilson Davis, Florence Johnson Hicks, Juanita Morris Moody, Essie Davis Morgan, Rita M. Rapp, Joan Raup Rosenblatt, and George T. Bell met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:48 pm to 12:54 pm.
  • 460-007 12:54 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:54 pm.
  • 460-008 12:54 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Francis E. White, Frederick C. Wieting, Bonnie Cook, Dennis Conley, Mrs. Dennis Conley, Eva M. Johnson, and George T. Bell met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:54 pm to 1:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 460-003, February 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/460-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).