Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 409 › Conversation 409-003

Nixon & Bull on Camp David and British Embassy

Thursday, February 1, 1973 · 6:47 PM–6:49 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation409-003 on Tape 409StartThursday, February 1, 1973 at 6:47 PMEndThursday, February 1, 1973 at 6:49 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 409-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen Bull reviewed the President's upcoming schedule, including the State of the Union signing and the logistics for a weekend trip to Camp David. They discussed the guest list and timeline for a lunch at the British Embassy and a dinner with Henry Kissinger and Walter Annenberg. The brief session concluded with the President confirming administrative details for the weekend retreat.

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NARA Description

On February 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:47 pm to 6:49 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 409-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 409-3

Date: February 1, 1973
Time: 6:47 pm - 6:49 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Stephen Bull.

       Unknown woman's health
            -Back sprain

                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                         Conversation No. 409-3 (cont’d)

       The President’s schedule
              -State of the Union message signing
              -Cabinet and Sub-Cabinet swearing-in
              -Embassy of Great Britain lunch
              -Camp David
                      -Burke Trend
                      -Henry A. Kissinger
                      -Walter H. Annenberg
                      -Dinner and return

Bull left at 6:49 pm.

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uh this is just to comment just mentioning mary costa what is the situation

What about the suggestions on the tourist guide?

Steve, what is the schedule tomorrow?

In a nutshell, what time is it?

I don't care, it's up to 20 people, armless, but they all get their pictures and everything along the way.

It's 12.30, we're going over to the embassy for lunch.

We should move there about 2.30.

We have a doctor at the camp, and we're meeting at 6 or whatever.

Once you're ready to go, we have cabins for everyone, so that's no problem at all.

Just the four of us, or just the first train?

And you headed by Annaberg to go to Annaberg?

Yes, that's exactly right.

And they'll be up around a little bit after 6, a little bit earlier than it happens.

And then at 7 o'clock, we'll be there.

And they'll be returning around 9, 9 o'clock, whatever.

I said, will you stay all night?

All right.

Thank you.

Also recorded on February 1, 1973

846-018 4:03 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:03 pm to 4:05 pm.
409-001 4:08 PM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Sir Burke Trend, Henry A. Kissinger, George P. Shultz, and Edward R. G. Heath met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:08 pm to 6:05 pm.
409-002 6:07 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:07 pm to 6:41 pm.
409-004 6:49 PM · 11 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 6:49 pm and 6:51 pm.
043-015 6:51 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 6:51 pm to 6:55 pm.
409-005 6:51 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:51 pm to 6:55 pm.
409-006 6:55 PM · 41 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 6:55 pm and 7:10 pm.
409-007 6:55 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and United States Secret Service agents met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:55 pm and 7:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 409-003, February 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/409-003 (accessed November 15, 2026).