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Nixon & Bull

Friday, February 26, 1971 · 1:00 PM ET · Oval Office · 40 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation460-009 on Tape 460 (tape position 00:42:53–00:44:13)StartFriday, February 26, 1971 at 1:00 PMEndFriday, February 26, 1971 at 1:00 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 460-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to finalize logistical details regarding the President’s daily schedule and upcoming appointments. The discussion centered on managing the timing and coordination of meetings with Thomas L. Lias, Guilford Dudley, Jr., and Harry S. Dent. They specifically decided to utilize the receiving room to facilitate these scheduled engagements efficiently.

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There.
It's nice.
Take a rest.
And we have those three appointments.
However, it certainly sounds fair to the town wives to pretend they're all having lunch and do things specifically to get us through the month.
Yeah, yeah, all right.
Well, I don't care if we get them in.
So we'll target them in the receiving room.

NARA Description

On February 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 460-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 460-9

Date: February 26, 1971
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

      The President’s schedule
           -Thomas L. Lias, Guilford Dudley, Jr., and Harry S. Dent
                -Location
                -Dwight L. Chapin

Bull left at 1:00 pm

Also recorded on February 26, 1971

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 460-014 1:14 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Guilford Dudley, Jr., Harry S. Dent, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:14 pm to 1:18 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 460-009, 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/460-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).