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Nixon & Bull on Ronald L. Ziegler and White House logistics

Tuesday, February 1, 1972 · 5:33 PM–5:35 PM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation663-006 on Tape 663 (tape position 02:56:06–02:57:15)StartTuesday, February 1, 1972 at 5:33 PMEndTuesday, February 1, 1972 at 5:35 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 663-006 ↗

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics for a forthcoming meeting with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The discussion focused primarily on determining the appropriate location for the subsequent briefing. The encounter concluded shortly thereafter with Bull departing to facilitate the requested arrangements.

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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 5:33 pm and 5:35 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 663-006 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 663-006

Date: February 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:33 pm and 5:35 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Meeting with Ronald L. Ziegler
          -Location

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

Bull left at an unknown time before 5:35 pm.
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Conversation 663-006, February 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/663-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).