Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 668 › Conversation 668-014

Nixon & Bull on Radio address and Henry Kissinger

Wednesday, February 9, 1972 · 10:40 AM–11:04 AM ET · Oval Office · 7 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation668-014 on Tape 668 (tape position 02:55:37–03:02:35)StartWednesday, February 9, 1972 at 10:40 AMEndWednesday, February 9, 1972 at 11:04 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 668-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull and unidentified individuals to coordinate logistical details and preparations for an upcoming radio address. The discussion involved clarifying the President's schedule and the role of Henry Kissinger in the broadcast process. The meeting concluded with administrative arrangements regarding the President's personal movements during these preparations.

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NARA Description

On February 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 11:04 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 668-014 of the White House Tapes.

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Conversation No. 668-14

Date: February 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:40 am and 11:04 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     President’s instructions

Unknown men entered at an unknown time after 10:40 am.

     The President’s forthcoming radio speech
          -Broadcast
               -Preparation
          -Henry A. Kissinger

     The President’s location
          -Bathroom

The President, Bull and the unknown mean left at an unknown time before 11:04 am.

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Movement and progress can be felt today, where there was stagnation and frustration before.

By facing the realities of the world today, as this breakthrough year has shown we are capable of doing, we can make peace of reality in the generation ahead.

— 8 min 39 s with no transcribed speech —

Thank you, Mr. Jackson.

Also recorded on February 9, 1972

020-081 10:15 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:15 am.
020-082 10:15 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 11:04 am.
668-013 10:40 AM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 11:04 am.
020-083 11:04 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 2:52 pm.
668-015 11:20 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:20 am to 11:21 am.
668-016 11:21 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:21 am and 12:05 pm.
321-001 12:08 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:08 pm and 12:16 pm.
321-002 12:08 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:08 pm and 12:16 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 668-014, February 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/668-014 (accessed November 2, 2026).