Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 660 › Conversation 660-019

Nixon & Bull on administrative coordination

Monday, January 31, 1972 · 10:59 AM–11:03 AM ET · Oval Office ·7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation660-019 onTape 660 (tape position 05:38:24–05:38:31)StartMonday, January 31, 1972 at 10:59 AMEndMonday, January 31, 1972 at 11:03 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 660-019 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to conduct a brief administrative review of the President's upcoming schedule. The discussion focused on coordinating arrangements and logistics for a forthcoming meeting. No further details were recorded, and Bull departed the office shortly after their brief consultation.

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NARA Description

On January 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 11:03 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 660-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 660-019
Date: January 31, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:59 am and 11:03 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President’s schedule
-Forthcoming meeting
Bull left at an unknown time before 11:03 am.

Also recorded on January 31, 1972

  • 660-015 9:04 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:04 am and 9:23 am.
  • 660-016 9:23 AM · 1 hr 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:23 am to 10:34 am.
  • 660-017 10:34 AM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Benno C. Schmidt, R. Lee Clark, Robert A. Good, Elliot L. Richardson, James H. Cavanaugh, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:34 am to 10:59 am.
  • 660-018 10:59 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 11:03 am.
  • 660-020 10:59 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 11:03 am.
  • 660-021 11:03 AM · 47 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, Joseph M. A. Luns, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:03 am to 11:54 am.
  • 661-001 1:28 PM · 1 hr 40 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, Abraham A. Ribicoff, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:28 pm to 3:12 pm.
  • 020-002 2:22 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:22 pm and 2:34 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 660-019, January 31, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/660-019 (accessed September 18, 2026).