Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 460 › Conversation 460-018

Nixon & Bull on document management and Henry Kissinger

Friday, February 26, 1971 · 2:20 PM–2:44 PM ET · Oval Office · 3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation460-018 on Tape 460 (tape position 02:06:04–02:07:03)StartFriday, February 26, 1971 at 2:20 PMEndFriday, February 26, 1971 at 2:44 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 460-018 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417176049 ↗

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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 2:20 pm and 2:44 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 460-018 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 460-18

Date: February 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:20 pm and 2:44 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     Henry A. Kissinger

Bull left at an unknown time before 2:44 pm

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Yes, sir.
Sure.
  • 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.
  • 460-013 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.
  • 460-015 1:18 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 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.
  • 460-019 2:44 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:44 pm to 2:55 pm.
  • 460-020 2:55 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:55 pm and 3:52 pm.

Conversation 460-018, February 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417176049). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/460-018 (accessed November 2, 2026).