Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 408 › Conversation 408-009
Nixon & Bull on John D. Ehrlichman and Wilbur D. Mills
Wednesday, February 7, 1973 · 2:29 PM–2:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 49 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met briefly to review the logistics of the President’s afternoon schedule. Their discussion focused on coordinating a series of appointments, including meetings with John D. Ehrlichman and Wilbur D. Mills, the swearing-in of John T. Dunlop, and tea with Alice Roosevelt Longworth. The brief exchange concluded with a confirmation of the President's planned departure time.
- Presidential scheduling
- John D. Ehrlichman
- Wilbur D. Mills
- John T. Dunlop
- Alice Roosevelt Longworth
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NARA Description
On February 7, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:29 pm to 2:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 408-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 408-9
Date: February 7, 1973
Time: 2:29 pm - 2:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Wilbur D. Mills meeting in Oval Office
-John T. Dunlop's swearing-in ceremony in Oval Office
-Tea with Alice Roosevelt Longworth
-Departure
Bull left at 2:30 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 408-009, February 7, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/408-009 (accessed October 1, 2026).