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Nixon & Bull on White House administration and presidential operations

Friday, January 19, 1973 · 11:52 AM–11:53 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 41 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation397-011 on Tape 397StartFriday, January 19, 1973 at 11:52 AMEndFriday, January 19, 1973 at 11:53 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 397-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met briefly with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, to discuss administrative logistics and scheduling. The discussion was perfunctory in nature, serving primarily to facilitate the President's immediate workflow. No significant policy decisions or strategic shifts resulted from this brief encounter.

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NARA Description

On January 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:52 am to 11:53 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 397-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 397-11

Date: January 19, 1973
Time: 11:52 am - 11:53 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 36-4]

Also recorded on January 19, 1973

  • 036-004 11:52 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 11:53 am.
  • 036-005 11:53 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:53 am and 11:56 am.
  • 397-012 11:53 AM · 9 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 11:53 am and 11:56 am.
  • 036-006 11:56 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:56 am to 11:59 am.
  • 397-013 11:56 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:56 am to 11:59 am.
  • 397-014 11:59 AM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:15 pm.
  • 397-015 11:59 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:15 pm.
  • 397-016 12:15 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:15 pm to 12:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 397-011, January 19, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/397-011 (accessed October 11, 2026).