Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 665 › Conversation 665-010

Nixon & Bull on Charles W. Colson and Staff coordination

Thursday, February 3, 1972 · 4:10 PM–4:23 PM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation665-010 on Tape 665 (tape position 05:58:23–06:02:22)StartThursday, February 3, 1972 at 4:10 PMEndThursday, February 3, 1972 at 4:23 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 665-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the scheduling of Charles W. Colson. The discussion focused on establishing a protocol for when Colson should be notified of upcoming plans. They ultimately decided that Bull should inform Colson of these arrangements approximately ten minutes in advance.

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Steve Colson would expect that, that about 10 minutes before they make any plans.
If you get over right away, if I did not, don't bother to tell us.

NARA Description

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 4:10 pm and 4:23 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 665-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 665-10

Date: February 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:10 pm and 4:23 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Charles W. Colson’s schedule

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:23 pm.

Also recorded on February 3, 1972

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  • 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.
  • 665-007 1:30 PM · 20 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 665-011 4:23 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Charles W. Colson, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:23 pm to 4:42 pm.
  • 665-012 4:42 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:42 pm and 5:08 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 665-010, 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/665-010 (accessed October 11, 2026).