Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 830 › Conversation 830-001
Nixon & Bull on Congressional relations and William E. Timmons
Tuesday, January 2, 1973 · 3:33 PM–3:35 PM ET · Oval Office · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to discuss legislative strategy and ongoing congressional relations. The conversation specifically addressed a report from William E. Timmons regarding interactions with Speaker of the House Carl B. Albert. The exchange served as a brief administrative update on the administration's efforts to manage relations with key congressional leadership.
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NARA Description
On January 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:33 pm and 3:35 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 830-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 830-1
Date: January 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:33 pm and 3:35 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Congressional relations
William E. Timmons report
-Carl B. Albert
Bull left at an unknown time before 3:35 pm.Also recorded on January 2, 1973
- 035-061 3:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 3:10 pm.
- 035-062 3:10 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:10 pm to 3:11 pm.
- 035-063 3:11 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:11 pm and 3:12 pm.
- 035-064 3:12 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:12 pm to 3:13 pm.
- 035-065 3:13 PM · 2 min — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Gerald L. Warren talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:13 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 393-002 3:13 PM · 57 sec — Charles W. Colson and Gerald L. Warren met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:13 pm and 3:33 pm.
- 393-003 3:13 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:13 pm and 3:33 pm.
- 830-002 3:35 PM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 4:19 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 830-001, 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/830-001 (accessed October 2, 2026).