Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 652 › Conversation 652-016

Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and Executive management

Thursday, January 20, 1972 · 6:08 PM–6:12 PM ET · Oval Office · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation652-016 on Tape 652 (tape position 02:58:08–02:59:58)StartThursday, January 20, 1972 at 6:08 PMEndThursday, January 20, 1972 at 6:12 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 652-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to review and refine his upcoming executive schedule. The discussion focused specifically on managing the President's interactions and appointments with Henry A. Kissinger. This brief administrative consultation was intended to ensure the proper organization of the President's calendar regarding key foreign policy engagements.

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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 6:08 pm and 6:12 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 652-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 652-16

Date: January 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:08 pm and 6:12 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       The President’s schedule
            -Henry A. Kissinger

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  • 652-015 6:00 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, White House operator, and Robert H. Finch met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:00 pm to 6:08 pm.
  • 019-038 6:06 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Robert H. Finch talked on the telephone from 6:06 pm to 6:08 pm.
  • 652-017 6:08 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:08 pm and 6:36 pm.
  • 652-018 6:36 PM · 9 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:36 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 652-019 6:36 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:36 pm and 11:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 652-016, 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/652-016 (accessed October 12, 2026).