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Nixon & Bull on Diplomatic relations and Ambassadors

Monday, February 7, 1972 · 11:54 AM–12:23 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation666-004 on Tape 666 (tape position 02:40:07–02:42:30)StartMonday, February 7, 1972 at 11:54 AMEndMonday, February 7, 1972 at 12:23 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 666-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to review and finalize details regarding upcoming diplomatic engagements. The discussion centered on scheduling a meeting with ambassadors Moulaye el-Hassan Ould Moktar and Witold Trampczynski. The two coordinated administrative arrangements necessary for these official diplomatic proceedings.

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Position in tape: 02:40:07 – 02:42:30

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NARA Description

On February 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 12:23 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 666-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 666-4

Date: February 7, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:18 pm and 12:23 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Schedule
          -Forthcoming meeting with ambassadors [Moulaye el-Hassan Ould Moktar and
                Witold Trampczynski]
          -Telephone

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:23 pm.

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I saw him reach underneath the table and press it.

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Yeah, but you're both not that tall.

Also recorded on February 7, 1972

  • 020-047 11:41 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:41 am and 3:41 pm.
  • 090-001 11:54 AM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, United States Attorneys, Treasury Department officials, and Justice Department officials, including Whitney N. Seymour, Jr., William D. Keller, James R. Thompson, Jr., Harold H. Titus, Jr., Louis C. Bechtle, Ralph Guy, Jr., Joseph L. Tauro, James L. Browning, Jr., Richard L. Thornburgh, George Beall, Herbert J. Stein, Anthony J. P. Farris, Eldon B. Mahon, Stan Pitkin, John W. Stokes, Jr., Donald O'Connor, Harry D. Steward, Robert W. Rust, James L. Treece, Gerald J. Gallinghouse, Daniel Bartlett, Frederick Coleman, Sidney I. Lezak, William Smitherman, William W. Milligan, David J. Cannon, John L. Briggs, Wayman G. Sherrer, James M. Sullivan, Jr., F. L. Peter Stone, Richard G. Kleindeinst, Myles J. Ambrose, Henry E. Petersen, Jerris Leonard, John E. ("Jack") Ingersoll, Harlington Wood, Jr., Eugene T. Rossides, John F. Hanlon, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., Geoffrey C. Shepard, the White House photographer, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 11:54 am to 12:18 pm.
  • 666-003 11:54 AM · 2 min — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 12:23 pm.
  • 666-005 11:54 AM · 2 min — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 12:23 pm.
  • 090-004 12:18 PM · 2 min — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:18 pm on February 7, 1972 and 11:22 am on February 9, 1972.
  • 666-009 12:18 PM · 1 min — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:18 pm and 12:23 pm.
  • 666-010 12:18 PM · 49 sec — Stephen B. Bull and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:18 pm and 12:23 pm.
  • 666-006 12:42 PM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Manolo Sanchez, Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:42 pm to 1:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 666-004, February 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/666-004 (accessed November 2, 2026).