Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 460 › Conversation 460-026

Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and White House logistics

Friday, February 26, 1971 · 5:45 PM–5:47 PM ET · Oval Office ·19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation460-026 onTape 460 (tape position 04:17:27–04:17:44)StartFriday, February 26, 1971 at 5:45 PMEndFriday, February 26, 1971 at 5:47 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 460-026 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the scheduling of Henry Kissinger's upcoming activities. The discussion focused on managing the timing of Kissinger’s departure and his subsequent meeting at 6:00 p.m. Bull was directed to facilitate these logistical arrangements to ensure the President's schedule remained on track.

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Eric's going to be right in this prison.
As soon as Eric leaves, he has to see the green light at 6 o'clock.
We have our meeting now.
I can manage to argue back to that officer.
Sure.

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 5:45 pm and 5:47 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 460-026 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 460-26

Date: February 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:45 pm and 5:47 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     The President’s schedule
          -Henry A. Kissinger

Bull left at an unknown time before 5:47 pm

Also recorded on February 26, 1971

  • 460-021 3:52 PM · 10 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 460-027 5:47 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:47 pm to 6:08 pm.
  • 460-028 6:09 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Frederic V. Malek, Richard Ferry, White House operator, and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:09 pm to 6:45 pm.
  • 460-029 6:45 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 11:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 460-026, 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/460-026 (accessed September 18, 2026).