Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 830 › Conversation 830-003
Nixon & Bull on William E. Timmons and White House Staffing
Tuesday, January 2, 1973 · 4:19 PM–4:22 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to discuss administrative matters within the Oval Office. The primary focus of the brief session was a specific request regarding William E. Timmons, then serving as the Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs. The meeting concluded quickly following the discussion of this personnel or scheduling objective.
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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 4:19 pm and 4:22 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 830-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 830-3
Date: January 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:19 pm and 4:22 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Request for William E. Timmons
Bull left at an unknown time before 4:22 pm.Also recorded on January 2, 1973
- 830-001 3:33 PM · 15 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 830-004 4:22 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:22 pm and 4:37 pm.
- 830-005 4:37 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:37 pm and 4:41 pm.
- 035-066 4:41 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:41 pm and 4:46 pm.
- 830-006 4:41 PM · 1 hr 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, and Lyndon B. Johnson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:41 pm and 6:10 pm.
- 035-067 4:46 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Lyndon B. Johnson talked on the telephone from 4:46 pm to 4:51 pm.
- 035-068 4:51 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:51 pm and 9:44 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 830-003, 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/830-003 (accessed October 2, 2026).