Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 640 › Conversation 640-002

Nixon & Bull on Arthur F. Burns

Wednesday, December 22, 1971 · 9:46 AM–9:48 AM ET · Oval Office · 27 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation640-002 on Tape 640 (tape position 00:03:06–00:03:48)StartWednesday, December 22, 1971 at 9:46 AMEndWednesday, December 22, 1971 at 9:48 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 640-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met briefly to coordinate logistical details regarding an upcoming appointment with Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur F. Burns. The discussion focused on scheduling constraints, specifically ensuring Burns departed promptly to accommodate his travel plans. Bull confirmed the necessary timing to ensure the President would meet with him as scheduled.

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Kurtz's apartment will have to leave.
No, he is.
I haven't seen him right now.
He'll have to leave within his 20-minute time because he has to catch a plane to... Well, I'll see you right on time.

NARA Description

On December 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:46 am and 9:48 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 640-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 640-2

Date: December 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:46 am and 9:48 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     President's schedule
           -Arthur F. Burns appointment
                 -Timing
                 -Location

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:48 am.

Also recorded on December 22, 1971

  • 640-001 9:46 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:46 am and 9:48 am.
  • 640-003 9:48 AM · 1 hr 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, George P. Shultz, and Arthur F. Burns met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:48 am to 11:02 am.
  • 640-004 11:02 AM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:02 am to 11:03 am.
  • 640-005 11:03 AM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., Richard S. Smith, Christopher Sumner, Lewis F. Powell, III, William H. Rehnquist, James Rehnquist, James Rehnquist, John N. Mitchell, Wallace H. Johnson, John D. Ehrlichman, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., Richard A. Moore, Charles W. Colson, Herbert G. Klein, Geoffrey C. Shepard, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:03 am to 11:33 am.
  • 086-005 11:33 AM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon and members of the President's Commission on Financial Structure and Regulation, including Reed O. Hunt, Atherton Bean, Morris D. Crawford, Jr., Morgan C. Earnest, James H. Edgerton, Richard G. Gilbert, William D. Grant, Alan Greenspan, Walter S. Holmes, Jr., [Joseph] Lane Kirkland, Donald S. MacNaughton, Edward H. Malone, Rex J. Morthland, William H. Morton, Ellmore C. Patterson, K. A. Randall, Ralph S. Regula, Dr. Raymond J. Saulnier, Ezra Solomon, Robert H. Stewart, III, Dr. Donald Jacobs, Dr. Almarin Phillips, Allen R. Rule, Henry Shine, Jr., Clarence Scruggs, James Lynch, Edward J. Gannon, Charls E. Walker, Paul A. Volcker, Peter M. Flanigan, George P. Shultz, the White House photographer, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 11:33 am to 12:11 pm.
  • 640-006 12:11 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Peter M. Flanigan, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:11 pm and 12:31 pm.
  • 640-007 12:31 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Paul W. McCracken, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:31 pm to 12:43 pm.
  • 640-008 12:43 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 640-002, December 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/640-002 (accessed October 10, 2026).