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Nixon & Bull

Tuesday, March 9, 1971 · 3:42 PM–3:45 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation464-018 on Tape 464 (tape position 04:55:56–04:56:21)StartTuesday, March 9, 1971 at 3:42 PMEndTuesday, March 9, 1971 at 3:45 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 464-018 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon met with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, for a brief administrative consultation in the Oval Office. The discussion focused on coordinating the President's personal schedule and logistical arrangements for upcoming commitments. No further details regarding specific decisions were recorded due to the brief nature of the encounter.

Audio

part C, 52:18

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NARA Description

On March 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:42 pm and 3:45 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 464-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 464-18

Date: March 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:42 pm and 3:45 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

      The President’s schedule

Bull left at an unknown time before 3:45 pm

Transcript (AI-generated)

No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.

Also recorded on March 9, 1971

  • 464-016 2:58 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:58 pm and 3:01 pm.
  • 464-017 3:01 PM · 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:01 pm to 3:42 pm.
  • 464-019 3:45 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert A. Taft, Jr., Richard Dusterberg, Mrs. Richard Dusterberg, John E. Nidecker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:45 pm to 3:48 pm.
  • 464-020 3:48 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Silvio O. Conte, Edward Farrick, Mrs. Edward Farrick, John H. LaSalle, Robert Rodriguez, Fred H. Bardwell, John E. Nidecker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:48 pm to 3:55 pm.
  • 464-021 3:55 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 3:55 pm.
  • 464-022 3:55 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manuel Lujan, Jr., John E. Nidecker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:55 pm to 4:00 pm.
  • 464-023 4:00 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 4:05 pm.
  • 464-024 4:05 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, William S. Paley, Frank Stanton, John A. Schneider, Richard W. Jencks, Robert D. Wood, Richard S. Salant, Herbert G. Klein, Charles W. Colson, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:05 pm to 5:34 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 464-018, March 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/464-018 (accessed November 2, 2026).