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Bull on Ronald L. Ziegler and Press briefings

Monday, March 13, 1972 · 2:54 PM–3:02 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsBull, Stephen B.Conversation683-021 on Tape 683 (tape position 04:42:28–04:43:21)StartMonday, March 13, 1972 at 2:54 PMEndMonday, March 13, 1972 at 3:02 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 683-021 ↗

AI Summary

Stephen B. Bull met with President Nixon in the Oval Office to coordinate the President's upcoming schedule. The primary focus of the discussion was a briefing involving Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. Bull provided the President with documents, including a letter, for his review prior to these engagements.

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4:42:02So that just has to do with the name.
4:42:04You want to look at that before you take it.
4:42:06It's a letter he just wrote to you.

NARA Description

On March 13, 1972, Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:54 pm and 3:02 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 683-021 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 683-21

Date: March 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:54 pm and 3:02 pm
Location: Oval Office

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time between 2:54 pm and 3:02 pm.

     The President’s schedule
          -Meeting with Ronald L. Ziegler
               -Ziegler’s forthcoming press briefing

Bull left at an unknown time between 2:54 pm and 3:02 pm.

Also recorded on March 13, 1972

  • 683-010 2:50 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:50 pm to 2:54 pm.
  • 683-011 2:54 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:54 pm to 3:02 pm.
  • 683-012 3:02 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:02 pm and 3:05 pm.
  • 683-013 3:05 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Grover E. Murray, John R. Bradford, Richard K. Cook, John E. Nidecker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:05 pm to 3:12 pm.
  • 683-014 3:12 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:12 pm and 3:15 pm.
  • 683-015 3:15 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Otto E. Passman, Henry A. Kissinger, Richard K. Cook, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:15 pm to 3:41 pm.
  • 683-016 3:41 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:41 pm and 3:48 pm.
  • 683-017 3:41 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:41 pm and 3:48 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 683-021, March 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/683-021 (accessed October 12, 2026).