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Nixon & Bull on Ellsworth F. Bunker and White House administration

Thursday, February 3, 1972 · 10:53 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation665-002 on Tape 665 (tape position 01:32:46–01:32:56)StartThursday, February 3, 1972 at 10:53 AMEndThursday, February 3, 1972 at 10:53 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 665-002 ↗

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate administrative logistics regarding an upcoming meeting with Ambassador Ellsworth F. Bunker. The discussion focused on scheduling and preparations for this diplomatic consultation. Following the brief briefing, Bull departed the Oval Office.

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On February 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:53 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 665-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 665-2

Date: February 3, 1972
Time: 10:53 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     President’s meeting with Ellsworth F. Bunker

Bull left at 10:53 pm.
  • 020-042 9:18 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:18 am and 9:52 am.
  • 665-001 9:18 AM · 1 hr 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), William P. Rogers, Stephen B. Bull, Kenneth B. Keating, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:18 am to 10:52 am.
  • 020-043 9:52 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 9:52 am to 9:55 am.
  • 020-044 9:55 AM · 12 sec — the White House operator and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 12:49 pm.
  • 665-003 10:53 AM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ellsworth F. Bunker, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:53 am to 11:33 am.
  • 665-004 11:33 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:33 am and 11:53 am.
  • 665-005 11:33 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:33 am and 11:53 am.
  • 665-006 11:53 AM · 1 hr 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:53 am to 1:30 pm.

Conversation 665-002, February 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/665-002 (accessed September 30, 2026).