Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 812 › Conversation 812-002

Nixon & Bull on Mstislav V. Keldysh and White House logistics

Friday, November 3, 1972 · 10:16 AM–10:19 AM ET · Oval Office · 23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation812-002 on Tape 812StartFriday, November 3, 1972 at 10:16 AMEndFriday, November 3, 1972 at 10:19 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 812-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate logistics for an upcoming meeting with Mstislav V. Keldysh. The discussion centered on administrative arrangements, specifically involving Henry Kissinger and the protocol for seating configurations. The President emphasized the need to adhere to strict time constraints during the scheduled appointment.

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NARA Description

On November 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:19 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 812-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 812-2

Date: November 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:16 am and 10:19 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       The President’s schedule
            -Meeting [with Mistislav V. Keldysh]
                  -Henry A. Kissinger
                  -Arrangements
                         -Seating
                               -Time constraint
                                                -2-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 812-13 (cont’d)

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:19 am.

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032-170 10:08 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Scott talked on the telephone from 10:08 am to 10:10 am.
812-001 10:15 AM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:15 am to 10:16 am.
812-003 10:16 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:19 am.
812-004 10:19 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Mistislav V. Keldysh, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, Dr. Edward E. David, Jr., Henry A. Kissinger, Philip Handler, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:19 am to 10:37 am.
812-005 10:37 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:37 am and 10:41 am.
812-006 10:37 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:37 am and 10:41 am.
812-007 10:37 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Russell E. Train, Beatrice ("Bettie") Willard, John C. Whitaker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:37 am and 10:41 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 812-002, November 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/812-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).