Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 273 › Conversation 273-013

Nixon & Bull on White House administration and Rose Mary Woods

Thursday, August 12, 1971 · 4:51 PM–5:05 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation273-013 onTape 273 (tape position 01:53:04–01:53:19)StartThursday, August 12, 1971 at 4:51 PMEndThursday, August 12, 1971 at 5:05 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 273-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate administrative tasks and facilitate the transfer of materials. The primary purpose of the meeting involved relaying specific items and instructions intended for the President's personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. No further policy or strategic developments were recorded during this brief encounter.

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NARA Description

On August 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:51 pm and 5:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 273-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 273-13

Date: August 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:51 pm and 5:05 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Stephen B. Bull [?]

     Item for Rose Mary Woods

Bull [?] left at an unknown time before 5:05 pm.

Also recorded on August 12, 1971

  • 273-009 4:49 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:49 pm to 4:51 pm.
  • 273-010 4:51 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:51 pm and 5:05 pm.
  • 273-011 4:51 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:51 pm and 5:05 pm.
  • 273-012 4:51 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:51 pm and 5:05 pm.
  • 273-014 5:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:05 pm to 5:07 pm.
  • 273-015 5:07 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:07 pm and 5:16 pm.
  • 273-016 5:07 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:07 pm and 5:16 pm.
  • 273-017 5:16 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:16 pm to 5:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 273-013, August 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/273-013 (accessed September 18, 2026).