Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 861 › Conversation 861-021
Bull on Oval Office and Administrative coordination
Thursday, February 22, 1973 · 12:21 PM–12:23 PM ET · Oval Office · 35 sec
AI Summary
Stephen B. Bull met with unidentified individuals in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics and housekeeping matters. The brief discussion centered on cleaning the office space and reviewing the President’s upcoming schedule. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this routine administrative engagement.
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NARA Description
On February 22, 1973, Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 12:23 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 861-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 861-21
Date: February 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:21 pm and 12:23 pm
Location: Oval Office
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 861-21 (cont’d)
Stephen B. Bull and unknown people entered at an unknown time after 12:21 pm.
Cleaning
President’s schedule
Bull and unknown people left at an unknown time before 12:23 pm.
Conversation No. 861-21
Date: February 22, 1973
Time: Unknown after 1:12 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown United States Secret Service [USSS] agents met at an unknown time after 1:12 pm.
Room check
President’s location
Unknown USSS agents met at an unknown time after 1:12 pm.Also recorded on February 22, 1973
- 861-013 11:37 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:37 am and 11:47 am.
- 861-014 11:47 AM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles S. Rhyne, Stephen B. Bull, John D. Ehrlichman, White House photographer, Norton Clapp, John Claerhout, George Freeman, Charles Marchetti, Randolph Scott, Gregory L. Beck, Sylvia Elizabeth Foster, Peter Guastella, Alan R. Johnson, Willis J. Johnson, Frank Nilson Martino, Jr., John Mason, Stanley Roach, John Scholten, Rich Stone, Harry Tobin, Timothy David Todd, William Lee England, Paul R. Ried, Amilcar Matos Perez, and Richard Louis Toler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:47 am to 12:21 pm.
- 861-015 12:23 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Walter E. Washington, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., Frank Frazier, William Bullock, Portial Bullock, Wilhelmina Thomas, Joseph Bullock, Mrs. Joseph Bullock, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:23 pm to 12:32 pm.
- 861-016 12:33 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:33 pm to 12:42 pm.
- 861-017 12:42 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:42 pm and 12:44 pm.
- 861-018 12:44 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:44 pm to 12:46 pm.
- 861-019 12:46 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William E. Timmons, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:46 pm to 1:08 pm.
- 861-020 1:08 PM · 17 sec — 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 861-021, 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/861-021 (accessed October 1, 2026).