Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 834 › Conversation 834-007

Nixon & Bull on photograph distribution and Ziegler

Friday, January 5, 1973 · 2:20 PM–2:21 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation834-007 on Tape 834StartFriday, January 5, 1973 at 2:20 PMEndFriday, January 5, 1973 at 2:21 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 834-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull briefly discussed logistical arrangements for visitors, including car assignments and the process for taking photographs during official events. Nixon specifically requested that sets of photographs be made for Ronald Ziegler's and Edward E. David Jr.'s families, and that an ashtray be procured for Dr. David. The conversation also touched upon the cost of cufflinks and pins.

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NARA Description

On January 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:20 pm to 2:21 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 834-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 834-7

Date: January 5, 1973
Time: 2:20 pm - 2:21 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       Cars for visitors

       Photographs
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                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                               Conversation No. 834-7 (cont’d)

              -Ronald L. Ziegler
              -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins

       Ashtray for Edward E. David, Jr.
            -Cost of pins

Bull left at 2:21 pm.

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BullYes sir.
NixonThe cars leave, take people [unintelligible]
BullThey are on call, sir. Some of them go over to the Executive Office Building; others will go back to the garage.
NixonNow that they have cars over there. Who makes the pictures when I do, when we have pictures taken here?
BullWhite House photographers.
NixonDoes Ollie?
BullOllie Atkins, yes sir.
NixonCould you see that a set is made of, for, Ziegler made for his family? And a set made of, uh, for,
BullDoctor David.
NixonDavid's, uh, family.
BullYes, sir.
NixonAnd find out what kind of an ashtray, find an ashtray and send it to, eh, for David.
BullRight.
NixonHow much are those cufflinks and pins cost, by the way?
BullI'm not sure, sir.

Also recorded on January 5, 1973

  • 394-009 1:08 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 1:08 pm on January 5, 1973 and 2:56 pm on January 8, 1973.
  • 834-004 1:57 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 1:57 pm and 2:03 pm.
  • 834-005 2:03 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:03 pm to 2:04 pm.
  • 834-006 2:04 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, S. Zalman Shazar, Yitzhak Rabin, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:04 pm to 2:19 pm.
  • 834-008 2:22 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dr. Edward E. David, Jr., and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:22 pm to 2:30 pm.
  • 834-009 2:30 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:30 pm to 2:31 pm.
  • 834-010 2:31 PM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dong Jo Kim, Kim Chong-pil, Kim Yong-sik, Carl Han, Henry Sullivan, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 3:03 pm.
  • 834-011 3:03 PM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John M. ("Jack") Lynch, Frank E. Fitzsimmons, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:03 pm to 3:36 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 834-007, January 5, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/834-007 (accessed October 28, 2026).