Nixon White House TapesTape 464 › Conversation 464-023

Nixon & Bull on John D. Ehrlichman and Wilbur D. Mills

Tuesday, March 9, 1971 · 4:00 PM–4:05 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation464-023 onTape 464 (tape position 05:11:27–05:13:20)StartTuesday, March 9, 1971 at 4:00 PMEndTuesday, March 9, 1971 at 4:05 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 464-023 ↗

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate upcoming logistical requirements for his schedule. The discussion centered on organizing a meeting with John D. Ehrlichman and Wilbur D. Mills. Additionally, the pair addressed the arrangement of official photographs to document these interactions.

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On March 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 4:05 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 464-023 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 464-23

Date: March 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:00 pm and 4:05 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     President’s schedule
          -John D. Ehrlichman
                -Wilbur D. Mills
          -Photographs
  • 464-016 2:58 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:58 pm and 3:01 pm.
  • 464-017 3:01 PM · 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:01 pm to 3:42 pm.
  • 464-018 3:42 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:42 pm and 3:45 pm.
  • 464-019 3:45 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert A. Taft, Jr., Richard Dusterberg, Mrs. Richard Dusterberg, John E. Nidecker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:45 pm to 3:48 pm.
  • 464-020 3:48 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Silvio O. Conte, Edward Farrick, Mrs. Edward Farrick, John H. LaSalle, Robert Rodriguez, Fred H. Bardwell, John E. Nidecker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:48 pm to 3:55 pm.
  • 464-021 3:55 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 3:55 pm.
  • 464-022 3:55 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manuel Lujan, Jr., John E. Nidecker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:55 pm to 4:00 pm.
  • 464-024 4:05 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, William S. Paley, Frank Stanton, John A. Schneider, Richard W. Jencks, Robert D. Wood, Richard S. Salant, Herbert G. Klein, Charles W. Colson, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:05 pm to 5:34 pm.

Conversation 464-023, March 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/464-023 (accessed September 18, 2026).