Nixon White House TapesTape 677 › Conversation 677-009

Nixon & Bull on John D. Ehrlichman and Staff logistics

Monday, March 6, 1972 · 12:28 PM–12:31 PM ET · Oval Office ·7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation677-009 onTape 677 (tape position 02:51:33–02:51:55)StartMonday, March 6, 1972 at 12:28 PMEndMonday, March 6, 1972 at 12:31 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 677-009 ↗

President Nixon consulted with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, regarding the current location and availability of John D. Ehrlichman. The brief exchange focused on locating Ehrlichman for an unscheduled meeting. Bull departed shortly thereafter to facilitate the interaction between the President and his domestic policy advisor.

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He doesn't.
He's not upstairs.

On March 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:28 pm to 12:31 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 677-009 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 677-9

Date: March 6, 1972
Time: 12:28 pm - 12:31 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Meeting with John D. Ehrlichman

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:31 pm.
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  • 677-010 12:31 PM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:31 pm to 1:28 pm.
  • 677-011 1:28 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 1:38 pm.
  • 677-012 1:28 PM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 1:38 pm.
  • 677-013 1:28 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 1:38 pm.
  • 677-014 1:28 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 1:38 pm.
  • 677-015 1:28 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 1:38 pm.
  • 677-016 1:28 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 1:38 pm.

Conversation 677-009, March 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/677-009 (accessed September 18, 2026).