Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 460 › Conversation 460-021
Nixon & Bull on Administrative planning
Friday, February 26, 1971 · 3:52 PM–3:54 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met briefly to discuss the President's upcoming schedule and appointments. The conversation, which was already in progress when the recording began, concluded quickly as Bull departed the Oval Office. No major policy decisions or significant developments occurred during this short administrative check-in.
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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 3:52 pm and 3:54 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 460-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 460-21
Date: February 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:52 pm and 3:54 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man [Stephen B. Bull?]
[Recording begins while the meeting is in progress]
The President’s schedule
The unknown man [Bull?] left at an unknown time before 3:54 pmAlso recorded on February 26, 1971
- 460-018 2:20 PM · 3 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 460-022 3:54 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:54 pm to 4:01 pm.
- 460-023 4:01 PM · 1 hr 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry Brandon, unknown person(s), Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, Manolo Sanchez, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:01 pm to 5:08 pm.
- 460-024 5:08 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:08 pm and 5:15 pm.
- 460-025 5:15 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:15 pm to 5:45 pm.
- 460-026 5:45 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 5:47 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 460-021, 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/460-021 (accessed October 12, 2026).