Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 859 › Conversation 859-035

Nixon & Bull on Administrative affairs

Wednesday, February 21, 1973 · 12:37 PM–12:38 PM ET · Oval Office · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation859-035 on Tape 859StartWednesday, February 21, 1973 at 12:37 PMEndWednesday, February 21, 1973 at 12:38 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 859-035 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, one-minute meeting with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, in the Oval Office. Given the extremely limited duration of the interaction, no substantive policy matters or administrative developments were recorded. The encounter served primarily as a brief administrative check-in between the President and a member of his immediate staff.

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NARA Description

On February 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:37 pm to 12:38 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 859-035 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 859-35

Date: February 21, 1973
Time: 12:37 pm - 12:38 pm
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                            Conversation No. 859-35 (cont’d)

Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

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Bull left at an unknown time before 12:38 pm.

Also recorded on February 21, 1973

  • 043-149 11:19 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:19 am.
  • 859-032 11:33 AM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, and William Downey met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:33 am to 12:04 pm.
  • 043-150 11:52 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William Downey, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 11:52 am to 11:57 am.
  • 859-033 12:04 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:04 pm to 12:05 pm.
  • 859-034 12:05 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, James Keogh, Henry A. Kissinger, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:05 pm to 12:37 pm.
  • 859-036 12:38 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rex W. Scouten met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:38 pm to 12:49 pm.
  • 859-037 12:49 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 12:49 pm and 12:54 pm.
  • 859-038 12:54 PM · 1 hr 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:54 pm to 2:13 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 859-035, February 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/859-035 (accessed October 11, 2026).