Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 861 › Conversation 861-020

Nixon & Bull on White House logistics and Security protocols

Thursday, February 22, 1973 · 1:08 PM–1:12 PM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation861-020 on Tape 861StartThursday, February 22, 1973 at 1:08 PMEndThursday, February 22, 1973 at 1:12 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 861-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to coordinate the logistical details of the President’s morning schedule and movement patterns within the White House. The conversation specifically addressed the timing of breakfast and the preferred route for the President’s departure through the building. Nixon finalized the decision to avoid a specific path, instructing Bull to adjust the departure protocol accordingly.

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You have to put on a schedule of 8.30 in the morning, 100, unless you got that good.
And also, if you check the line, you'll see it's clear if I want to walk out that way.
That's it.
No, don't do it.
I have to walk around this way.
That's better.

NARA Description

On February 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:08 pm and 1:12 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 861-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 861-20

Date: February 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:08 pm and 1:12 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       The President's schedule
              -Breakfast
              -The President's departure
                      -Lobby

Bull left at an unknown time before 1:12 pm.

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  • 411-010 1:12 PM · 16 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 1:12 pm and 1:22 pm.
  • 861-022 1:12 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:12 pm and 11:59 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 861-020, February 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/861-020 (accessed October 1, 2026).