Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 831 › Conversation 831-002

Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger

Wednesday, January 3, 1973 · 9:46 AM–9:49 AM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation831-002 on Tape 831StartWednesday, January 3, 1973 at 9:46 AMEndWednesday, January 3, 1973 at 9:49 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 831-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to discuss administrative logistics and scheduling. The primary focus of the brief meeting was the President's request for the immediate presence of Henry A. Kissinger. Bull proceeded to facilitate this request, marking the extent of the documented interaction.

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I can't make a million cents.

NARA Description

On January 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:46 am and 9:49 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 831-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 831-2

Date: January 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:46 am and 9:49 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       Request for Henry A. Kissinger

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:49 am.

Also recorded on January 3, 1973

  • 831-001 9:40 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:40 am to 9:46 am.
  • 831-003 9:49 AM · 56 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:49 am to 10:50 am.
  • 831-004 10:50 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 11:00 am.
  • 831-005 11:00 AM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.
  • 831-006 11:30 AM · 1 hr 40 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:30 am and 1:00 pm.
  • 035-071 1:01 PM · 2 min — Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Hugh Scott, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 1:01 pm to 1:03 pm.
  • 831-007 1:05 PM · 55 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:05 pm to 2:00 pm.
  • 035-072 2:00 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 2:48 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 831-002, January 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/831-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).