Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 773 › Conversation 773-013

Nixon & Bull on Robert L.F. Sikes

Friday, September 8, 1972 · 12:12 PM–12:14 PM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation773-013 on Tape 773StartFriday, September 8, 1972 at 12:12 PMEndFriday, September 8, 1972 at 12:14 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 773-013 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417181703 ↗

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On September 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:12 pm and 12:14 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 773-013 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 773-13

Date: September 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:12 pm and 12:14 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

             The President’s schedule
                 -Robert L.F. Sikes
                     -Wife

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:14 pm.

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  • 773-009 11:32 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John G. Tower, Howard H. Baker, Jr., William E. Timmons, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:32 am and 11:39 am.
  • 773-010 11:44 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:44 am and 11:49 am.
  • 773-011 11:44 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:44 am and 11:49 am.
  • 773-012 11:49 AM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:49 am to 12:12 pm.
  • 773-014 12:14 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert L. F. Sikes, Mrs. Robert L. F. Sikes, Richard K. Cook, John E. Nidecker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:14 pm to 12:18 pm.
  • 773-015 12:18 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:18 pm and 12:22 pm.
  • 773-016 12:18 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:18 pm and 12:22 pm.
  • 773-017 12:25 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:25 pm to 1:05 pm.

Conversation 773-013, September 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417181703). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/773-013 (accessed November 2, 2026).