Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 465 › Conversation 465-012

Nixon & Bull on CENTO and Diplomatic Correspondence

Wednesday, March 10, 1971 · 1:40 PM–1:53 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation465-012 onTape 465 (tape position 03:43:38–03:45:33)StartWednesday, March 10, 1971 at 1:40 PMEndWednesday, March 10, 1971 at 1:53 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 465-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to clarify the identity of the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO) Secretary General. The President required this specific information to properly address a piece of correspondence he was drafting. This brief administrative interaction concluded after Bull provided the necessary identification to assist with the official letter.

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3:44:24What is the name of the secretary-general who sent the whole piece of paper?
3:44:27I've got to put it in this letter.
3:44:29This is the guy we had to talk with at the church.

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 1:40 pm and 1:53 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 465-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 465-12

Date: March 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:40 pm and 1:53 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     A letter
           -Name of Central Treaty Organization [CENTO] Secretary General

Bull left at an unknown time before 1:53 pm

Also recorded on March 10, 1971

  • 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.
  • 465-009 1:15 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:37 pm.
  • 465-010 1:15 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:37 pm.
  • 465-011 1:37 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:37 pm to 1:40 pm.
  • 465-013 1:40 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 1:53 pm.
  • 465-014 1:40 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 1:40 pm and 1:53 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 465-012, 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/465-012 (accessed September 18, 2026).