Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 862 › Conversation 862-005

Nixon & Bull on Camp David and Peter J. Brennan

Friday, February 23, 1973 · 10:05 AM–10:08 AM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation862-005 on Tape 862StartFriday, February 23, 1973 at 10:05 AMEndFriday, February 23, 1973 at 10:08 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 862-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate his daily schedule and logistical arrangements for an upcoming weekend trip to Camp David. The discussion focused on rescheduling various meetings with officials, including Peter J. Brennan and Henry Kissinger, and designating the Executive Office Building for specific briefings. Additionally, Nixon provided instructions regarding transportation and travel plans for himself and Pat Nixon, contingent upon weather conditions.

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NARA Description

On February 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 10:08 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 862-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 862-5
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 862-21 (cont’d)

Date: February 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:05 am and 10:08 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       President’s schedule
              -Meetings
                      -Richard G. Kleindienst
                              -Length
                      -Peter J. Brennan
                              -Telephone call
                              -Rescheduling
                      -Henry A. Kissinger
                              -Time
                              -President’s pressure
                              -Departure for Camp David
                              -Executive Office Building [EOB]

       Camp David
             -Transportation
             -Departure
             -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
             -Weather
             -John D. Ehrlichman
             -Rose Mary Woods

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:08 am.

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Don't rush me on this meeting.
I want a 45-minute story.
Just call Brennan, for example, and tell him that meeting is 7.30, 10.45.
Or can you do that shortly?
They want to meet separately, work out the time, or whenever they want me, I'll meet them.
Whenever they're going to meet me, I'll be there.
If the weather's good, yeah.
Well, I'd like to meet with them, say, if they need it.
They will meet probably around 2 o'clock.
I'd like to meet with them, say, at 4.30.
I'd like to meet at 4.30, and I'd like to meet at 5.30.
I can't say for sure.
Would you like them to meet at the EOB?
Yeah.
Would you like them to meet at the EOB?
Yeah, tell them they can meet at my EOB outside office, see?
Okay, push the meeting back 15 minutes, I don't want to reveal.
Okay, all right, sir, we'll set a schedule.
You'll be going by yourself by 5.30.
If this is next May, you tell her that I'm going to leave by 5.30, that the weather is good, and we can't get in.
At least you're going to have that, and also see if John Irving invited you to go with me, too.
Is there anybody who wants to go up this weekend?
We don't need anybody up there.
I mean, well, no, no, I wouldn't invite her to this weekend.
No, it's just, it's a, it's not going to, it's going to be picketing, but they have one over there, so we're not, okay.

Also recorded on February 23, 1973

  • 862-002 9:33 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:33 am to 9:34 am.
  • 043-180 9:34 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:34 am.
  • 043-181 9:34 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:34 am and 12:32 pm.
  • 862-003 9:34 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:34 am.
  • 862-004 9:34 AM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, John D. Ehrlichman, and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:34 am to 10:05 am.
  • 862-006 10:08 AM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Richard G. Kleindienst, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:08 am to 10:52 am.
  • 862-007 10:52 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:52 am to 10:53 am.
  • 862-008 10:53 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter J. Brennan, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., James F. Oates, James H. Cavanaugh, Col. H. Spencer Faircloth, William H. Ayers, Lawrence L. O???Conner, Richard Gerstenberg, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:53 am to 11:13 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 862-005, February 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/862-005 (accessed October 28, 2026).