Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 685 › Conversation 685-021

Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger

Tuesday, March 14, 1972 · 8:24 AM–9:03 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation685-021 on Tape 685 (tape position 00:07:07–00:09:35)StartTuesday, March 14, 1972 at 8:24 AMEndTuesday, March 14, 1972 at 9:03 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 685-021 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to organize the President's daily agenda. The primary focus of the discussion was the scheduling of a high-level consultation with National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This administrative coordination served to finalize the President's priorities and meeting flow for the day.

Audio

part A, 7:07

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NARA Description

On March 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:24 am and 9:03 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 685-021 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 685-21

Date: March 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:24 am and 9:03 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       The President’s schedule
            -Proposed meeting with Henry A. Kissinger

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:03 am.

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Also recorded on March 14, 1972

  • 685-001 8:24 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:24 am and 9:03 am.
  • 685-002 9:03 AM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:03 am to 9:51 am.
  • 685-003 9:52 AM · 1 hr 56 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, Manolo Sanchez, Ronald L. Ziegler, Stephen B. Bull, unknown person(s), Edward L. Morgan, John D. Ehrlichman, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:52 am to 11:49 am.
  • 685-004 11:49 AM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Emil ("Bus") Mosbacher, Jr., Nassir Assar, Nazmi Akiman, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:49 am to 12:15 pm.
  • 685-005 12:15 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:15 pm and 12:18 pm.
  • 685-006 12:18 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Wes H. Bartlett, Darrell Coover, Jack R. Miller, Jaynie K. Miller, William E. Timmons, Henry C. Cashen, II, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:18 pm to 12:32 pm.
  • 685-007 12:32 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:32 pm and 12:36 pm.
  • 021-063 12:36 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:36 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 685-021, March 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/685-021 (accessed November 2, 2026).