Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 829 › Conversation 829-022

Nixon & Bull on White House Staff and Alexander Haig

Tuesday, January 2, 1973 · 8:45 AM–8:53 AM ET · Oval Office · 47 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; White House operatorConversation829-022 on Tape 829StartTuesday, January 2, 1973 at 8:45 AMEndTuesday, January 2, 1973 at 8:53 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 829-022 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the scheduling and return of key White House staff members, including H.R. Haldeman, Henry Kissinger, and John Ehrlichman. During the discussion, they addressed the whereabouts of Alexander Haig and reviewed the President's upcoming schedule at the Executive Office Building. Additionally, Nixon placed a brief call to the White House operator to request a conversation with Chief Justice Warren E. Burger.

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The only thing that means downstairs to me is not reading right now.
I'm sorry.
I booked the O.E.
to work today anyway, so...
When is, uh... Did Eric...
I'm sure most of us are there.
Yeah.
He said he'll be back tonight.
About 8 or 9 o'clock.
Oh, I don't mean to bring it up, but... No, so you've got, basically, uh... That's Hallman.
Kissinger.
Hallman, uh... Kissinger, and Rowan, and...
He's got this place he's worn.

NARA Description

On January 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 8:53 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 829-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 829-22

Date: January 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:45 am and 8:53 am.
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       Alexander M. Haig's location

       The President's schedule
            -Executive Office Building [EOB]
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 829-22 (cont’d)

       Return of White House staff
            -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
            -Henry A. Kissinger
            -John D. Ehrlichman
            -Ronald L. Ziegler

The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 8:45 am and
8:53 am.

[Conversation No. 829-22A]

[See Conversation No. 35-50]

       Request for Warren E. Burger

[End of telephone conversation]

Bull left at an unknown time before 8:53 am.

Also recorded on January 2, 1973

  • 035-050 8:45 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 8:53 am.
  • 829-017 8:45 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John McKay met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 8:53 am.
  • 829-018 8:45 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Wayne Woodrow ("Woody") Hays met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 8:53 am.
  • 829-019 8:45 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 8:53 am.
  • 829-020 8:45 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 8:53 am.
  • 829-021 8:45 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 8:53 am.
  • 829-023 8:45 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Gerald L. Warren met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 8:56 am.
  • 035-051 8:56 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Warren E. Burger talked on the telephone from 8:56 am to 9:03 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 829-022, January 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/829-022 (accessed October 12, 2026).