Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 651 › Conversation 651-006

Nixon & Bull on Administrative procedures and Presidential documentation

Wednesday, January 19, 1972 · 10:06 AM–10:13 AM ET · Oval Office · 3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation651-006 on Tape 651 (tape position 00:18:12–00:18:53)StartWednesday, January 19, 1972 at 10:06 AMEndWednesday, January 19, 1972 at 10:13 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 651-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, in the Oval Office to review administrative paperwork. The primary purpose of the brief encounter was for the President to provide his initials on a specific document. The meeting concluded quickly once the task was completed, with no other substantive policy discussions recorded.

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NARA Description

On January 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 10:13 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 651-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 651-6

Date: January 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:06 am and 10:13 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Document to be initialed

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:13 am.

Also recorded on January 19, 1972

  • 651-003 10:05 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:05 am to 10:06 am.
  • 019-005 10:06 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 10:13 am.
  • 651-004 10:06 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 10:13 am.
  • 651-005 10:06 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 10:13 am.
  • 019-006 10:13 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller talked on the telephone from 10:13 am to 10:21 am.
  • 651-007 10:13 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:13 am to 10:21 am.
  • 651-008 10:21 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:21 am and 10:30 am.
  • 651-009 10:21 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 10:21 am and 10:30 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 651-006, January 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/651-006 (accessed September 29, 2026).