Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 675 › Conversation 675-012

Nixon & Bull on Peter G. Peterson and swearing-in ceremony

Tuesday, February 29, 1972 · 1:20 PM–1:28 PM ET · Oval Office · 46 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation675-012 on Tape 675 (tape position 02:19:35–02:21:08)StartTuesday, February 29, 1972 at 1:20 PMEndTuesday, February 29, 1972 at 1:28 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 675-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to coordinate the logistics for the swearing-in ceremony of Peter G. Peterson. They discussed the involvement of Judge Gerald Reilly regarding a vacancy on the D.C. Court of Appeals and addressed the need for immediate press engagement. Nixon instructed Bull to expedite the scheduling of the event and ensure that the official photograph and press release were disseminated promptly.

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We're just gonna need you to go ahead and press on for just a couple of minutes.

All right.

Judge, Gerard Brown at DC Court of Appeals has been wanting to get a decision, but it's very good to see you today.

You're on, Bill.

If you'd like to make something that's convenient for you, I can do it.

I can do it.

But you've got to just set it up and get the picture out fast.

All right, sir.

I mean, I'll read it to you in the back.

We'll have a press release as soon as the oldest is in, Mr. Gatlin.

All right.

NARA Description

On February 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:28 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 675-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 675-12
Date: February 29, 1972
Timing: Unknown between 1:20 pm and 1:28 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     President’s schedule
           -Peter G. Peterson swearing-in
                 -Judge Gerald Reilly
                       -Washington, DC Court of Appeals
                       -Supreme Court
                 -Press
                       -Photograph session
                       -Oath of office

Bull left at an unknown timing before 1:28 pm.

Also recorded on February 29, 1972

675-011 12:01 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:01 pm to 12:02 pm.
093-001 12:02 PM · 1 hr 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William P. Rogers, John B. Connally, Melvin R. Laird, John N. Mitchell, Rogers C. B. Morton, J. Philip Campbell, Peter G. Peterson, James D. Hodgson, Elliot L. Richardson, George W. Romney, John A. Volpe, David M. Kennedy, George P. Shultz, George H. W. Bush, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Henry A. Kissinger, Peter M. Flanigan, Clark MacGregor, Dr. Edward E. David, Jr., Herbert G. Klein, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander P. Butterfield, John A. Scali, Harry S. Dent, Frederic V. Malek, William L. Safire, Charles W. Colson, General Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Robert J. Brown, Dwight L. Chapin, Virginia H. Knauer, Rose Mary Woods, John A. Hannah, Richard M. Helms, Frank J. Shakespeare, Herbert Stein, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Maurice H. Stans, Arthur J. Sohmer, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 12:02 pm to 1:20 pm.
675-015 12:02 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 1:20 pm.
675-013 1:28 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Peter G. Peterson, Jim Peterson, Holly Peterson, Michael Peterson, William P. Rogers, John B. Connally, Melvin R. Laird, John N. Mitchell, Rogers C. B. Morton, James D. Hodgson, Elliot L. Richardson, George W. Romney, John A. Volpe, David M. Kennedy, George P. Shultz, George H. W. Bush, James T. Lynn, Mrs. James T. Lynn, Brandon W. Sweitzer, Jean Braden, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald H. Walker, Gerald Reilly, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:28 pm to 1:37 pm.
675-014 1:38 PM · 56 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Ronald L. Ziegler, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:38 pm to 2:42 pm.
322-001 2:42 PM · 59 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 2:42 pm and 2:48 pm.
322-002 2:42 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:42 pm and 2:48 pm.
322-003 2:42 PM · 12 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 2:42 pm and 2:48 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 675-012, February 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/675-012 (accessed October 10, 2026).