Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 443 › Conversation 443-009

Nixon & Bull on John B. Connally and Alexander M. Haig Jr.

Wednesday, June 6, 1973 · 2:34 PM–2:36 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 40 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation443-009 on Tape 443StartWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 2:34 PMEndWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 2:36 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 443-009 ↗

President Nixon met with aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate his upcoming schedule and administrative logistics. The discussion centered on arrangements for a meeting with John B. Connally, including a potential telephone call and a preparatory briefing involving Alexander M. Haig, Jr. Additionally, the pair addressed plans regarding the presidential yacht, the Sequoia.

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On June 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:34 pm and 2:36 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 443-009 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 443-9

Date: June 6, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:34 pm and 2:36 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       President’s schedule
              -John B. Connally
                      -President’s telephone call
                      -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.’s meeting with Connally
              -Sequoia

Bull left at an unknown time before 2:36 pm.
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                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
  • 039-108 2:34 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:34 pm and 2:35 pm.
  • 443-010 2:34 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:34 pm and 2:36 pm.
  • 039-109 2:35 PM · 1 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:35 pm to 2:36 pm.
  • 443-011 2:35 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:35 pm to 2:36 pm.
  • 039-110 2:36 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:36 pm and 3:21 pm.
  • 443-012 2:36 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:36 pm and 3:21 pm.
  • 039-111 3:21 PM · 29 sec — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:21 pm to 3:22 pm.
  • 443-013 3:21 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:21 pm to 3:22 pm.

Conversation 443-009, June 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/443-009 (accessed September 28, 2026).