Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 674 › Conversation 674-008

Nixon & Bull on Alice Roosevelt Longworth and White House staff

Thursday, February 17, 1972 · 9:00 AM–9:06 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation674-008 on Tape 674 (tape position 00:44:20–00:51:54)StartThursday, February 17, 1972 at 9:00 AMEndThursday, February 17, 1972 at 9:06 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 674-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to address correspondence concerning Alice Roosevelt Longworth. During this brief discussion, they reviewed a photostatic copy of a letter to be sent by the staff. The meeting concluded with instructions regarding the handling and dissemination of this administrative document.

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NARA Description

On February 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:00 am to 9:06 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 674-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 674-8

Date: February 17, 1972
Time: 9:00 am - 9:06 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Staff letter
           -Alice Roosevelt Longworth
           -Photostatic copy

Bull left at 9:06 am.

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  • 674-010 9:06 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:06 am and 9:11 am.
  • 674-011 9:11 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:11 am to 9:16 am.
  • 674-012 9:17 AM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:17 am.
  • 674-013 9:17 AM · 5 min — Stephen B. Bull and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:17 am and 10:00 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 674-008, February 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/674-008 (accessed October 12, 2026).