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Nixon & Bull on Presidential Fleet and Transportation

Tuesday, February 1, 1972 · 1:37 PM–2:53 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation663-001 on Tape 663 (tape position 00:06:19–00:09:42)StartTuesday, February 1, 1972 at 1:37 PMEndTuesday, February 1, 1972 at 2:53 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 663-001 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417180687 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office to discuss the logistics and inventory of presidential fleet vehicles. The conversation focused on establishing an accurate count of the total number of vehicles available for the President's use. Nixon confirmed the figures provided by Bull as they reviewed the operational status of the fleet.

Presidential Fleet
Logistics
Transportation
White House Operations
Inventory Management

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NARA Description

On February 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:37 pm and 2:53 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 663-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 663-001

Date: February 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:37 pm and 2:53 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Oval Office
          -Furnishings
               -Presidential seal
                     -Rug
               -Flags
                     -Services
                           -Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard
                     -Presidential
                     -US
                     -Embroidery
                           -Initials
               -Painting
                     -Charles Willson Peale
               -Bust
               -Chair
                     -Heads of State

Bull left at an unknown time before 2:53 pm.

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Operational.

Recorders, thanks.

Steve, how many total fleets are there for you?

Four, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, three, four, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, three, four, six, seven, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, three, four, six, seven, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, three, four, six, seven, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, three, four, six, seven, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, three, four, six, seven, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, three, four, six, seven, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, three, four, six, seven, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, three, four, six, seven, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, three, four, six, seven, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, three,

That's right.

Also recorded on February 1, 1972

662-007 12:05 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:05 pm and 12:08 pm.
662-008 12:08 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, David Barrus, Eric E. Hillary, Edwin R. Yarbrough, Kenneth L. Beale, Jr., David D. Chambers, David Harrington, Robert L. Larson, Jr., Stephen Larson, John T. Lyons, Kerry K. Morgan, Frank Ramirez, Jr., John J. Richie, III, Dave Snell, Millard F. Waters, Stephen Wirkes, Alden G. Barber, Norton Clapp, David Boshea, Randy Scott, Revel L. Robertson, George C. Freeman, Michael J. Farrell, Richard A. Moore, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:08 pm to 12:19 pm.
662-009 12:20 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:20 pm.
662-010 12:21 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, D. B. Varner, Robert S. Devaney, Jerry Tagge, John Kinney, Johnny Rodgers, Rich Glover, Larry Jacobsen, Willy Harper, George Cook, Dick Herman, Roman L. Hruska, Christopher T. Cross, David T. Martin, John McCollister, Charles Thone, Lee Moncrief, Wally Johnson, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 12:52 pm.
662-011 12:52 PM · 47 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:52 pm to 1:37 pm.
663-002 1:37 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:37 pm and 2:53 pm.
663-003 2:53 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:53 pm to 3:02 pm.
663-004 3:02 PM · 58 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald W. Reagan, John N. Mitchell, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House photographer, Stephen B. Bull, Daniel J. Evans, James D. Hodgson, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:02 pm to 4:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 663-001, February 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417180687). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/663-001 (accessed November 2, 2026).