Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 674 › Conversation 674-012
Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger
Thursday, February 17, 1972 · 9:17 AM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to briefly coordinate the President's daily schedule. The primary focus of the discussion was confirming an upcoming appointment with Henry Kissinger. The interaction concluded quickly as Bull exited the office immediately following the briefing.
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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 at 9:17 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 674-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 674-12
Date: February 17, 1972
Time: 9:17 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President’s schedule
-Henry A. Kissinger
Bull left at 9:17 am.Also recorded on February 17, 1972
- 674-008 9:00 AM · 8 min — 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.
- 674-009 9:06 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:06 am and 9:11 am.
- 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.
- 674-013 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.
- 091-001 9:22 AM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Robert C. Byrd, J. William Fulbright, John C. Stennis, Gale W. McGee, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Margaret Chase Smith, George D. Aiken, Milton R. Young, Barry M. Goldwater, Carl B. Albert, [Thomas] Hale Boggs, F. Edward Hébert; Dr. Thomas E. ("Doc") Morgan, George H. Mahon, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, William S. Mailliard, Henry A. Kissinger, William E. Timmons, Richard K. Cook, Thomas C. Korologos, John A. Scali, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., John D. Ehrlichman, the White House photographer, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 9:22 am to 10:00 am.
- 091-002 10:00 AM · 2 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 11:59 pm.
- 091-003 10:00 AM · 4 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 11:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 674-012, 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/674-012 (accessed October 12, 2026).