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Nixon & Bull on Ronald L. Ziegler

Thursday, January 13, 1972 · 10:19 AM–10:34 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation647-003 onTape 647 (tape position 00:08:54–00:13:49)StartThursday, January 13, 1972 at 10:19 AMEndThursday, January 13, 1972 at 10:34 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 647-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to manage the scheduling of an upcoming appointment with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. Bull updated the President on current time constraints, specifically noting the necessity to provide Nixon with a fifteen-minute window to review materials before the meeting. The conversation focused on clearing the President’s agenda to ensure he was adequately prepared for the subsequent briefing.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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8:59Sir, I was able to stop you from everything, and about 15 minutes, I'm saying.

NARA Description

On January 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:19 am and 10:34 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 647-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 647-3

Date: January 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:19 am and 10:34 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's meeting with Ronald L. Ziegler
          -Delay
               -Necessity to read

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:34 am.

Also recorded on January 13, 1972

647-001 10:10 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:12 am.
647-002 10:12 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:12 am to 10:19 am.
647-004 10:19 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:19 am and 10:34 am.
647-005 10:19 AM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:19 am and 10:34 am.
647-006 10:34 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:34 am to 10:35 am.
647-007 10:35 AM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Melvin R. Laird, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:35 am to 11:05 am.
647-008 11:05 AM · 43 sec — United States Secret Service agents, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:05 am and 11:07 am.
647-009 11:11 AM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:11 am to 11:41 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 647-003, January 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/647-003 (accessed September 18, 2026).