Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 460 › Conversation 460-007

Nixon & Bull on White House press corps and media relations

Friday, February 26, 1971 · 12:54 PM ET · Oval Office ·17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation460-007 onTape 460 (tape position 00:36:46–00:37:21)StartFriday, February 26, 1971 at 12:54 PMEndFriday, February 26, 1971 at 12:54 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 460-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to review the President’s upcoming schedule and address concerns regarding interactions with the press corps. The brief discussion served to coordinate logistics for managing media access during this period. No major policy decisions were reached, as the conversation focused primarily on administrative scheduling.

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Mr. President, we don't need to give over to any of these parties now.
This is definitely a good festival, isn't it?
Yeah, I'm voting in.
All right.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On February 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:54 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 460-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 460-7

Date: February 26, 1971
Time: 12:54 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

      The President’s schedule
           -Press corps

The President and Bull left at 12:54 pm

Also recorded on February 26, 1971

  • 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.
  • 460-008 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.
  • 460-009 1:00 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:00 pm.
  • 460-010 1:00 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, T. Harding Jones, Anthony Radd, Charles Kolb, Jeb Stuart Magruder, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:00 pm to 1:08 pm.
  • 460-011 1:08 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:08 pm.
  • 460-012 1:08 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Cecil W. Stevenson, Frank G. Wood, George T. Bell, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:08 pm to 1:12 pm.
  • 460-013 1:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thomas L. Lias, Harry S. Dent, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:12 pm to 1:14 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 460-007, 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/460-007 (accessed September 18, 2026).