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Nixon & Bull on Spiro Agnew and Henry Kissinger

Saturday, December 16, 1972 · 9:15 AM–9:37 AM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation825-003 on Tape 825StartSaturday, December 16, 1972 at 9:15 AMEndSaturday, December 16, 1972 at 9:37 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 825-003 ↗

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President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull coordinated the President's schedule regarding a meeting with Vice President Spiro T. Agnew. They discussed the timing of Agnew's visit in relation to briefings involving Henry Kissinger and Anatoliy Dobrynin. Nixon instructed Bull to convey that he would be available around 10:00 a.m. following a breakfast meeting.

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Mr. President, Vice President Trump, I hope you'd like to see the Senate D.C. press meeting this morning at 11 o'clock.

The Vice President is in now and is open the rest of the time to the meeting.

Although he is aware of the Vice President's request, I wonder if we can have the Vice President come over now and I hate to say it, but I felt it was necessary that either Henry or I hate to say it, but I'm sorry.

Before I open the clock, yes, sir.

I don't know the duration of the meeting.

I can see about 10 o'clock.

I'm going to check with Henry.

Do you want Henry to come in first?

Because of the meeting, it's agreed that Mike goes late as 10.30.

That's all right.

I'll just wait.

I don't want to be caught out of my mind, so I'll just say that I'm in a breakfast meeting this morning and I'll be in around 10 o'clock.

We'll call.

Can you get that in process?

Yes, sir.

Can you tell that again?

Yes, sir.

Okay.

In the meantime, I'll just wait to hear from you then.

Thank you.

Bye.

And I'll just wait here.

Thank you for waiting.

I'll know.

I'll know when you think he's going to be in that phone.

Okay.

I said he'd be there in 10 until 8.

All right.

Thank you.

NARA Description

On December 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:15 am and 9:37 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 825-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 825-3

Date: December 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:15 am and 9:37 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       The President’s schedule
            -Meeting with Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
                  -Request
                         -Agnew’s telephone call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
                         -Timing
                               -Henry A. Kissinger’s briefing
                         -Kissinger’s meeting with Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
                               -Residence
                  -Timing
                         -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.’s or Kissinger’s attendance
                               -Haldeman’s view
                  -Duration
                  -Timing
                         -The President’s meeting with Kissinger
                         -Message for Agnew
                               -Breakfast meeting
                         -Kissinger’s meeting with Dobrynin

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:37 am.
                                                -3-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 825-003, December 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/825-003 (accessed October 5, 2026).