Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 659 › Conversation 659-017
Nixon & Bull on Life magazine and Public relations
Friday, January 28, 1972 · 4:46 PM–4:48 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistical arrangements for an upcoming photo feature in Life magazine. They discussed the inclusion of Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler and National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger in the session. The brief meeting focused on integrating these photography sessions into the President's existing schedule.
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NARA Description
On January 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 4:48 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 659-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 659-17
Date: January 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:46 pm and 4:48 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Photographs for Life magazine
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Henry A. Kissinger
-The President’s schedule
Bull left at an unknown time before 4:48 pm.Also recorded on January 28, 1972
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 659-017, January 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/659-017 (accessed October 12, 2026).