President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate logistics regarding the attendance of former President Lyndon B. Johnson at a memorial service for Harry S. Truman. The President directed Bull to relay specific instructions to Charles W. Colson to ensure Johnson was properly informed of the arrangements and discouraged from attending. The brief exchange focused on managing these sensitive high-level protocol matters.
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 4:37 pm and 4:41 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 830-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 830-5
Date: January 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:37 pm and 4:41 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull at an unknown time after 4:37 pm.
Request for Charles W. Colson
Lyndon B. Johnson
-Attendance at Truman memorial
Bull left at an unknown time before 4:41 pm.This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.