Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 413 › Conversation 413-006
Nixon & Bull on White House protocol and Television usage
Friday, February 23, 1973 · 3:02 PM–3:03 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with aide Stephen B. Bull to issue a strict directive regarding protocol during his visits to the White House theater. The President expressed frustration over unauthorized television use and the presence of press members, specifically a reporter named Kate, during these private viewings. He ordered Bull to ensure that such intrusions are prohibited in the future, stipulating that any permitted guests must stand in the back and that television sets must remain off.
- White House protocol
- Television usage
- Media access
- Executive directives
- Presidential privacy
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On February 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:02 pm to 3:03 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 413-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 413-6 Date: February 23, 1973 Time: 3:02 pm-3:03 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Stephen B. Bull. [See Conversation No. 43-184]
Also recorded on February 23, 1973
- 413-002 2:48 PM · 13 sec — 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 2:48 pm and 3:02 pm.
- 413-003 2:48 PM · 56 sec — 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 2:48 pm and 3:02 pm.
- 043-184 3:02 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:02 pm to 3:03 pm.
- 043-185 3:03 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:03 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 043-186 3:05 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:05 pm.
- 043-187 3:05 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 3:18 pm.
- 413-007 3:05 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 3:05 pm.
- 413-008 3:05 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 413-006, February 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/413-006 (accessed October 1, 2026).