Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 465 › Conversation 465-007

Nixon & Bull on Arthur Ochs Sulzberger and Press relations

Wednesday, March 10, 1971 · 10:23 AM–10:42 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation465-007 onTape 465 (tape position 00:51:53–00:54:28)StartWednesday, March 10, 1971 at 10:23 AMEndWednesday, March 10, 1971 at 10:42 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 465-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull discuss a positive recent interaction between the administration and Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, the publisher of The New York Times. Bull conveys a message from Roger [Ailes] regarding the successful nature of the meeting and advises the President against returning a pending phone call. The discussion serves to manage communication channels between the administration and the press.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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53:55Roger called me and said that what he was calling for was to tell me how well he thought the Sulzberger thing had come off.
54:11He put in a call to you earlier.
54:16No, he said, tell him not to return it.
54:20He said, oh, I just want to tell him I don't want to go through you.
54:26He said, he called me, and I wasn't in my office when he called.

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 10:23 am and 10:42 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 465-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 465-7

Date: March 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:23 am and 10:42 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     President’s schedule
          -Raymond K. Price, Jr. and Noel C. Koch

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:42 am

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  • 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.
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  • 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.
  • 465-005 10:06 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 10:06 am and 10:13 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.
  • 465-008 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 465-007, 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/465-007 (accessed September 18, 2026).