Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 674 › Conversation 674-010

Nixon & Bull on Leslie C. Arends and Henry A. Kissinger

Thursday, February 17, 1972 · 9:06 AM–9:11 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation674-010 on Tape 674 (tape position 00:54:25–00:58:21)StartThursday, February 17, 1972 at 9:06 AMEndThursday, February 17, 1972 at 9:11 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 674-010 ↗

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the delivery of a specific item to Representative Leslie C. Arends. The discussion also involved matters related to National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. The meeting served as a brief administrative session to facilitate personnel communications and logistical arrangements.

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On February 17, 1972, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 674-010 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 674-10

Date: February 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:06 am and 9:11 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Delivery of an item to Leslie C. Arends

     Henry A. Kissinger

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:11 am.
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Conversation 674-010, 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/674-010 (accessed October 12, 2026).