Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 460 › Conversation 460-015

Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and Frederic Malek

Friday, February 26, 1971 · 1:18 PM ET · Oval Office ·23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation460-015 onTape 460 (tape position 01:00:06–01:00:23)StartFriday, February 26, 1971 at 1:18 PMEndFriday, February 26, 1971 at 1:18 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 460-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate upcoming appointments and manage the flow of visitors into the Oval Office. They specifically discussed scheduling arrangements regarding Frederic V. Malek and Henry A. Kissinger. The discussion concluded with instructions to facilitate these meetings and manage the arrival of the scheduled guests.

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All right, sir, we're ready to get to all of them.
We got them all down.
All of the exception of one is .
All right, so he's in here now, so we put him in some kind of .
He wants to come back, so he can come back now.
All right, sir.

NARA Description

On February 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:18 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 460-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 460-15

Date: February 26, 1971
Time: 1:18 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     The President’s schedule
          -Frederic V. Malek
          -Henry A. Kissinger

Butterfield left at 1:18 pm

Also recorded on February 26, 1971

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 460-016 1:18 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:18 pm to 1:23 pm.
  • 460-017 1:26 PM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, unknown person(s), and Dwight L. Chapin met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:26 pm to 2:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 460-015, 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/460-015 (accessed September 18, 2026).