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Nixon & Bull on Arthur F. Burns and John B. Connally

Tuesday, January 18, 1972 · 11:27 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation650-007 on Tape 650 (tape position 01:50:45–01:50:55)StartTuesday, January 18, 1972 at 11:27 AMEndTuesday, January 18, 1972 at 11:27 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 650-007 ↗

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull briefly conferred regarding the logistics of the President's upcoming daily schedule. The primary focus of the meeting was to coordinate the timing and appearance of scheduled appointments with Arthur F. Burns and John B. Connally. Bull also alerted the President to the imminent arrival of Dr. Hayes for a subsequent meeting.

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Mr. President, Dr. Hayes is going to arrive in six minutes.

On January 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:27 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 650-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 650-7

Date: January 18, 1972
Time: 11:27 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     President's schedule
           -Arthur F. Burns
           -John B. Connally

Bull left at 11:27 am.
  • 018-099 10:23 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:23 am and 10:55 am.
  • 018-100 10:55 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 10:55 am to 10:58 am.
  • 018-113 10:58 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:58 am and 12:33 pm.
  • 650-008 11:27 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:27 am to 11:31 am.
  • 650-009 11:31 AM · 60 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Arthur F. Burns, John B. Connally, Rose Mary Woods, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:31 am to 12:31 pm.
  • 650-010 12:31 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 12:33 pm.
  • 018-101 12:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Hugh Scott, and Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield talked on the telephone from 12:33 pm to 12:34 pm.
  • 650-011 12:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Hugh Scott, and Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:33 pm to 12:34 pm.

Conversation 650-007, January 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/650-007 (accessed September 29, 2026).