Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 652 › Conversation 652-006
Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and Cabinet Meetings
Thursday, January 20, 1972 · 2:20 PM–2:30 PM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon directed Stephen B. Bull to arrange a meeting with Henry Kissinger, provided Kissinger was available and not currently engaged in social plans. The President specifically requested that the interaction remain separate from lunch engagements or other pre-existing commitments. This discussion served to coordinate Kissinger's schedule in relation to an upcoming Cabinet meeting and his planned trip to Florida.
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NARA Description
On January 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:20 pm and 2:30 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 652-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 652-6
Date: January 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:20 pm and 2:30 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Henry A. Kissinger
-Schedule
-Meeting with the President
-Forthcoming Cabinet meeting
-Trip to Florida
Bull left at an unknown time before 2:30 pm.Also recorded on January 20, 1972
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 652-006, January 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/652-006 (accessed October 11, 2026).