Nixon White House TapesTape 464 › Conversation 464-018

Nixon & Bull on Administrative coordination

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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation464-018 onTape 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 ↗

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.

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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.

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

Bull left at an unknown time before 3:45 pm
  • 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.

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 September 18, 2026).