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Nixon & Bull

Thursday, February 3, 1972 · 1:30 PM–2:25 PM ET · Oval Office · 20 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation665-007 on Tape 665 (tape position 03:58:17–04:03:19)StartThursday, February 3, 1972 at 1:30 PMEndThursday, February 3, 1972 at 2:25 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 665-007 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, to clarify scheduling logistics. The discussion focused on confirming the timing for an upcoming appointment that had caused confusion. The meeting concluded with Nixon reassuring Bull to avoid unnecessary pressure regarding the schedule.

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I thought it was at 2.30.
Sorry.
You needn't feel rushed.

On February 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:30 pm and 2:25 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 665-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 665-7

Date: February 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:30 pm and 2:25 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     President’s schedule

Bull left at an unknown time before 2:25 pm.
  • 665-002 10:53 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:53 am.
  • 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.
  • 020-045 12:49 PM · 3 min — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:49 pm to 12:51 pm.
  • 665-008 2:25 PM · 1 hr 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, and Demitir Zarechnak met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:25 pm to 4:10 pm.
  • 665-009 4:10 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:23 pm.

Conversation 665-007, 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/665-007 (accessed September 30, 2026).