Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 833 › Conversation 833-009

Nixon & Bull on White House social events and Press relations

Thursday, January 4, 1973 · 8:55 AM–9:03 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation833-009 on Tape 833StartThursday, January 4, 1973 at 8:55 AMEndThursday, January 4, 1973 at 9:03 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 833-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to provide specific instructions regarding the guest list for an upcoming social event at the White House. The President directed that the usual attendees from the press, specifically women reporters, be excluded except for wire service representatives. Nixon further instructed Bull to coordinate with Ronald Ziegler to ensure new members of Congress and their wives were included on the guest list.

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With regard to the press that are coming to this thing tomorrow night, let me explain.

We're not going to have the usual women at the Olympics, except for the wires that she sent.

Any more social events.

I've already told Secretary to give the names of people and so forth.

We will pick up some people that come representing some of the speakers of some of the new Congress members.

They can bring their wives.

They can come and report or something.

They can bring their wives if they like.

Tell Secretary about that.

And then make up the list.

So that's .

NARA Description

On January 4, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:55 am and 9:03 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 833-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 833-9

Date: January 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:55 am and 9:03 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       The President's meeting with press
            -Women
                  -Wire services
                  -Social events
            -Ronald L. Ziegler
                  -List
                  -Congress members, Senators
                        -Wives

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:03 am.

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833-006 8:50 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 8:53 am.
035-082 8:53 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:53 am to 8:55 am.
833-007 8:53 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:53 am and 8:55 am.
833-008 8:53 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:53 am and 9:03 am.
035-083 8:55 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:55 am and 9:03 am.
035-084 9:03 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Paul L. Martin talked on the telephone from 9:03 am to 9:04 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 833-009, January 4, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/833-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).