Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 472 › Conversation 472-010

Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and John Ehrlichman

Tuesday, March 23, 1971 · 12:13 PM–12:16 PM ET · Oval Office · 55 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation472-010 on Tape 472 (tape position 01:28:48–01:31:09)StartTuesday, March 23, 1971 at 12:13 PMEndTuesday, March 23, 1971 at 12:16 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 472-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to coordinate the scheduling of upcoming meetings with key advisors, including Henry Kissinger, John Ehrlichman, and George Shultz. They specifically addressed the timing of appointments to ensure the President's agenda remained manageable. The discussion concluded with a firm decision to slot a meeting into the 12:30 p.m. time block.

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NARA Description

On March 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 12:16 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 472-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 472-10

Date: March 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:13 pm and 12:16 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     President’s schedule
          -Henry A. Kissinger
          -John D. Ehrlichman and George P. Shultz
                -Location
          -James L. Buckley
          -Kissinger
          -Ehrlichman and Shultz
          -Kissinger

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:16 pm

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Or are they here, or are they right upstairs?

They haven't even done it.

Yeah.

They haven't done it yet.

I've got to see.

All right, so we'll have to roll it in.

Let's see what their schedule is.

They want to take it at 1230 or 1250.

All right.

We've got 1230.

All right.

Also recorded on March 23, 1971

472-004 10:16 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:16 am.
472-007 10:20 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leslie C. Arends met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:20 am to 10:24 am.
472-008 10:25 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Clifford M. Hardin met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:25 am to 10:35 am.
051-001 10:35 AM · 49 min — President Richard M. Nixon and leaders of the dairy industry, including Clifford M. Hardin, J. Philip Campbell, Paul Affeldt, Paul Alagia, Melvin Besemer, John E. Butterbrodt, Bill Eckles, Don Gregg, W. R. Griffith, Carlyle Hansen, Marion Edwyn Harrison, Patrick J. Hillings, Wesley Johnson, John A. Moser, Harold S. Nelson, David L. Parr, Bill Powell, P. L. Robinson, Avery Vose, Frank White, Clarence D. Palmby, Richard E. Lyng, William E. Galbraith, George P. Shultz, John D. Ehrlichman, Donald B. Rice, Henry C. Cashen, II, and John C. Whitaker, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 10:35 am to 11:25 am.
472-009 11:30 AM · 42 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter G. Peterson, Stephen B. Bull, Edwin D. Etherington, Robert H. Finch, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:30 am to 12:13 pm.
472-011 12:16 PM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz, unknown person(s), and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:16 pm to 1:07 pm.
472-012 1:07 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:07 pm and 1:10 pm.
472-013 1:10 PM · 1 hr 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:10 pm to 2:12 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 472-010, March 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/472-010 (accessed November 2, 2026).