Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 831 › Conversation 831-019
Nixon & Bull on David M. Abshire and White House administration
Wednesday, January 3, 1973 · 3:14 PM–3:15 PM ET · Oval Office · 33 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, for a brief administrative check-in regarding the President's daily schedule. The discussion centered on arrangements for an upcoming meeting with David M. Abshire. No further policy decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.
- Presidential schedule
- David M. Abshire
- Stephen B. Bull
- White House administration
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NARA Description
On January 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:14 pm to 3:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 831-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 831-19
Date: January 3, 1973
Time: 3:14 pm - 3:15 pm
Location: Oval Office
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 831-19 (cont’d)
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President’s schedule
-Meetings
-David M. Abshire
Bull left at 3:15 pm.Also recorded on January 3, 1973
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- 831-017 3:03 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:03 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 831-018 3:05 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, J. Bennett Johnston, III, Mrs. J. Bennett Johnston, III, J. Bennett Johnston, Jr., Mrs. J. Bennett Johnston, Jr., Mary Johnston, Hunter Johnston, Sally Johnston, Betsy Allums, Bill Allums, William E. Timmons, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:05 pm to 3:14 pm.
- 831-020 3:16 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, David M. Abshire, William E. Timmons, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:16 pm and 3:31 pm.
- 832-001 3:32 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Curtis C. Stapp, Mrs. Curtis C. Stapp, Donna Stapp, Donald F. Rodgers, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:32 pm and 3:39 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 831-019, 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/831-019 (accessed October 12, 2026).