Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 829 › Conversation 829-006

Nixon & Bull on Rose Bowl Parade and Television broadcast

Monday, January 1, 1973 · 7:32 AM–9:25 AM ET · Oval Office · 31 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation829-006 on Tape 829StartMonday, January 1, 1973 at 7:32 AMEndMonday, January 1, 1973 at 9:25 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 829-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to discuss the broadcast coverage of the Rose Bowl Parade. The primary focus of the brief interaction was the timing of the television broadcast and whether the event had already commenced. No further policy or administrative actions were recorded during this exchange.

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I don't think they started quite that early.

NARA Description

On January 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:32 am and 9:25 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 829-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 829-6

Date: January 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:32 am and 9:25 am
Location: Oval Office
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                              Conversation No. 829-6 (cont’d)

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       The President's instructions
            -Rose Bowl Parade
                  -Television [TV] broadcast
                         -Timing

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:25 am.

Also recorded on January 1, 1973

829-001 7:32 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, James D. ("Don") Hughes, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:32 am and 9:25 am.
829-002 7:32 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clifford M. Hardin met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:32 am and 9:25 am.
829-003 7:32 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:32 am and 9:25 am.
829-004 7:32 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Clifford M. Hardin met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:32 am and 9:25 am.
829-005 7:32 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tom Landry met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:32 am and 9:25 am.
829-007 7:32 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:32 am and 9:25 am.
829-008 7:32 AM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:32 am and 9:25 am.
829-009 9:25 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:25 am to 9:35 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 829-006, January 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/829-006 (accessed October 13, 2026).