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Nixon & Bull on White House tours and Christmas decorations

Wednesday, December 22, 1971 · 1:13 PM–1:16 PM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation640-010 on Tape 640 (tape position 02:51:02–02:51:37)StartWednesday, December 22, 1971 at 1:13 PMEndWednesday, December 22, 1971 at 1:16 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 640-010 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417183161 ↗

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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 1:13 pm and 1:16 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 640-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 640-10

Date: December 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:13 pm and 1:16 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President’s request for a tour for previous guests
          -Christmas decorations

Bull left at an unknown time before 1:16 pm.

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Also recorded on December 22, 1971

  • 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.
  • 640-009 12:45 PM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Anthony T. ("Tony") Rossi, and Acheille Mongelli met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:45 pm to 1:13 pm.
  • 640-011 1:16 PM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:16 pm to 1:50 pm.
  • 640-012 1:50 PM · 36 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:50 pm and 11:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 640-010, December 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417183161). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/640-010 (accessed November 1, 2026).