Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 917 › Conversation 917-041

Nixon & Bull on White House Tapes and Lawrence M. Higby

Monday, May 14, 1973 · 5:15 AM–5:17 PM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation917-041 on Tape 917StartMonday, May 14, 1973 at 5:15 AMEndMonday, May 14, 1973 at 5:17 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 917-041 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed Stephen B. Bull to coordinate a meeting involving Lawrence M. Higby to discuss the processing of reports derived from the White House taping system. This administrative request sought to streamline the management of sensitive recordings housed in the Executive Office Building. Bull was tasked with arranging the logistics for this consultation to ensure the President and his staff could effectively review the material.

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Oh, uh, I'm curious if you could see if, uh, Larry could be convenient with you and me processing the reports from the device.

NARA Description

On May 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:15 am and 5:17 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 917-041 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 917-041

Date: May 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:15 am and 5:17 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       Request for meeting with Lawrence M. Higby
             -Executive Office Building [EOB] office

The Bull left at an unknown time before 5:17 pm.

Also recorded on May 14, 1973

917-001 8:42 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:42 am and 8:56 am.
917-002 8:56 AM · 2 hr 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Lawrence M. Higby met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:56 am to 10:50 am.
917-003 10:50 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 11:00 am.
917-004 10:50 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 11:00 am.
917-005 11:00 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Lawrence M. Higby met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:00 am to 11:10 am.
917-006 11:10 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:10 am and 11:25 am.
917-007 11:10 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:10 am and 11:25 am.
046-024 11:15 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:15 am and 11:25 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 917-041, May 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/917-041 (accessed September 22, 2026).