Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 656 › Conversation 656-013
Nixon, Reagan & Bull on Henry Kissinger and White House logistics
Wednesday, January 26, 1972 · 12:11 PM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a telephone call to California Governor Ronald Reagan following a brief briefing from aide Stephen B. Bull regarding Henry Kissinger's schedule. While the specific substance of the discussion with Reagan is captured elsewhere, the interaction reflects the ongoing coordination between the White House and prominent Republican leaders. Bull’s presence served to facilitate administrative logistics ahead of the President's engagement.
- Ronald Reagan
- Henry Kissinger
- White House logistics
- Presidential scheduling
- Republican Party relations
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NARA Description
On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, Ronald W. Reagan, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:11 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 656-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 656-13
Date: January 26, 1972
Time: 12:11 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with the White House operator and requested a call to Ronald W. Reagan.
[Conversation No. 656-13A]
[See Conversation No. 19-97]
[End of telephone conversation]
Stephen B. Bull entered at 12:09 pm.
Henry A. Kissinger
-Schedule
Bull left at 12:11 pm.Also recorded on January 26, 1972
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- 656-015 12:12 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Cornelius A. Scott met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:12 pm.
- 656-016 12:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:12 pm and 12:14 pm.
- 019-099 12:14 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 12:25 pm.
- 019-100 12:14 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Cornelius A. Scott talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 12:25 pm.
- 656-017 12:14 PM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Cornelius A. Scott, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:14 pm to 12:57 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 656-013, January 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/656-013 (accessed October 6, 2026).