Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 659 › Conversation 659-019

Nixon & Bull on Life magazine and Henry Kissinger

Friday, January 28, 1972 · 4:46 PM–4:48 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation659-019 on Tape 659 (tape position 04:38:26–04:39:16)StartFriday, January 28, 1972 at 4:46 PMEndFriday, January 28, 1972 at 4:48 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 659-019 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to review photographs intended for an upcoming Life magazine feature. The discussion centered on images of Henry Kissinger and those taken by White House photographer Oliver Atkins. The President evaluated these visual materials to finalize selections for the publication.

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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 659-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 659-19

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
          -Henry A. Kissinger
          -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins
               -Assistant
          -Viewing by the President

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:48 pm.

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  • 659-018 4:46 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 4:48 pm.
  • 659-020 4:48 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:48 pm to 5:03 pm.
  • 659-023 5:03 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 5:03 pm and 11:59 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 659-019, 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/659-019 (accessed October 12, 2026).