Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 829 › Conversation 829-007

Nixon & Bull on Washington Redskins and Professional Football

Monday, January 1, 1973 · 7:32 AM–9:25 AM ET · Oval Office · 4 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation829-007 on Tape 829StartMonday, January 1, 1973 at 7:32 AMEndMonday, January 1, 1973 at 9:25 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 829-007 ↗

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President Nixon met with aide Stephen B. Bull to discuss recent sporting events and upcoming scheduling matters. The conversation centered on a detailed post-game analysis of the Washington Redskins' victory over the Dallas Cowboys, focusing on key plays and individual performances. They also briefly touched upon the televised broadcast of the Rose Bowl Parade and reviewed the President’s scheduled meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka.

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that's 8 30 out there
Appears to go until about 1.30.
Watch that game yesterday, sir.
That's what I did.
Oh, you went to the game.
Well, I heard of it.
Well, no, I heard of it.
I heard of it.
They're moving around all the time, people standing.
By the end of the third quarter, the Redskins did anything.
You know, they flipped their hat in the air.
And that place just went wild.
Yeah, a lot of fun.
Well, Kilmer, of course, just had one of those days.
But the Redskins defense, whoo, they just smashed it.
That's all it was.
The Redskins were a good team.
I mean, they don't have the personnel.
They're not as big, not as fast.
Well, they made me a little faster in a couple of spots, but my God, no, no, he's as fast as Taylor.
Taylor just makes the moves.
Taylor can run as fast as he needs to.
God, nobody, nobody that played that game better than Kilmer.
Kilmer, he was something like 13 or 18, 14 or 18 this year.
I believe that pass to Charlie Taylor in that second session, just the threat of the needle was perfect.
Well, you know, that 50-yard run of the
Prior to scurvy touchdown, it was the same kind of thing.
That's the part of the field we can't see.
Oh, you can't fight that while we're down.
We have seats over on the 80 yard line.
Oh.
They must have gone crazy every time I started to touch down that first touchdown, didn't they?
Yes, the second session.
That brought it to pass.
They were just punching through holes where everything wanted to go.
There was one particular play where Chris Hamburger
literally vaulted over the line and sacked Stowe after about an 80-yard loss.
And these guys, you know, the old men, supposedly, were just not going to be held up.
Well, this is great fun.
You called the last time we were in Hawaii when I told you that Washington had beaten Miami 27-24.
You said, well, those are the two Super Bowl games.
Our teams.
Is that right?
Yes, sir.
You're meeting the prime minister tonight.
Did I call?
Well, no, but you were walking back to your room, and I just told you that they'd largely been in the 27th and 28th in the preseason game.
And he said, those are going to be the two Super Bowl teams you watch.

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 829-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 829-7

Date: January 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:32 am and 9:25 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull at an unknown time after 7:32 am.

       Rose Bowl Parade
            -Television broadcast [TV]
            -Timing

       Redskins-Cowboys game
            -Bull's attendance
            -George H. Allen
            -Fan reaction
            -Redskins’ performance
                  -Billy Kilmer
                  -Bob Hayes
                         -Charley Taylor
                  -Kilmer
            -Location of Bull's seats
            -Fan reaction
                  -Curt Knight's field goals
                  -Roger Staubach
                  -Chris Hanburger
            -Past Redskins-Miami Dolphins game
                  -The President's trip to Hawaii
                  -The President's Super Bowl prediction
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                          Conversation No. 829-7 (cont’d)

       The President’s schedule
            -The President's meeting with Kakeui Tanaka

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

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  • 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.
  • 829-006 7:32 AM · 31 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.
  • 829-008 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 829-007, 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/829-007 (accessed October 13, 2026).