Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 403 › Conversation 403-017

Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger

Wednesday, January 31, 1973 · 10:10 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation403-017 on Tape 403StartWednesday, January 31, 1973 at 10:10 AMEndWednesday, January 31, 1973 at 10:10 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 403-017 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Old Executive Office Building to coordinate the President's upcoming schedule. The brief discussion focused primarily on arranging an engagement with Henry A. Kissinger. No further policy actions or significant developments were recorded during this session.

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NARA Description

On January 31, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 10:10 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 403-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 403-17

Date: January 31, 1973
Time: 10:10 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       President’s schedule [?]
             -Henry A. Kissinger [?]

Bull left at 10:10 am.

Also recorded on January 31, 1973

  • 043-002 10:02 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:02 am.
  • 043-212 10:03 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:03 am.
  • 043-004 10:04 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 10:04 am to 10:06 am.
  • 403-015 10:04 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:04 am to 10:06 am.
  • 043-005 10:06 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 10:10 am.
  • 403-016 10:06 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 10:06 am and 10:10 am.
  • 043-006 10:10 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:10 am to 10:18 am.
  • 403-018 10:10 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:10 am to 10:18 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 403-017, January 31, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/403-017 (accessed October 1, 2026).