Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 465 › Conversation 465-005
Nixon & Bull on Peter M. Flanigan and Scheduling conflicts
Wednesday, March 10, 1971 · 10:06 AM–10:13 AM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull meet to discuss administrative concerns regarding the President’s daily schedule. The conversation centers on a scheduling conflict involving Peter M. Flanigan, with the participants expressing frustration over a perceived lack of good faith in the arrangements. No definitive resolution is reached, but the exchange highlights tensions regarding the management of the President's upcoming appointments.
- Presidential schedule
- Peter M. Flanigan
- White House operations
- Scheduling conflicts
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On March 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 10:13 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 465-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 465-5
Date: March 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:06 am and 10:13 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person [Stephen B. Bull?]
President’s schedule
-Peter M. Flanigan
The unknown person [Bull?] left at an unknown time before 10:13 amAlso recorded on March 10, 1971
- 465-001 9:25 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:25 am and 9:33 am.
- 465-002 9:33 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William L. Safire, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:33 am to 9:45 am.
- 465-003 9:50 AM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Mark I. Goode met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:50 am to 9:51 am.
- 465-004 9:51 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John W. Scott, Robert N. Hampton, Lowell J. Endahl, C. W. McMillan, John E. Butterbrodt, Don F. Magdanz, John Palmer, Eugene Moos, Robert Lederer, Patrick Healy, Harry Graham, Claude Gifford, Devoe H. Willard, John I. Sutherland, Parke Brinkley, Frank Frazier, Walter W. Goeppinger, Charles Toan, Albert Russell, Robert J. Andrews, Elbert Harp, Ralph T. Jackson, Lorraine Kirker, Roy B. Keppey, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:51 am to 10:01 am.
- 682-001 9:57 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:57 am and 10:06 am.
- 465-006 10:13 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter M. Flanigan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:13 am to 10:23 am.
- 465-007 10:23 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:23 am and 10:42 am.
- 465-008 10:42 AM · 2 hr 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Noel C. Koch, Alexander P. Butterfield, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:42 am to 1:15 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 465-005, March 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/465-005 (accessed September 18, 2026).