Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 833 › Conversation 833-015

Nixon & Bull on Elliot L. Richardson and Henry A. Kissinger

Thursday, January 4, 1973 · 11:51 AM–11:55 AM ET · Oval Office · 35 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation833-015 on Tape 833StartThursday, January 4, 1973 at 11:51 AMEndThursday, January 4, 1973 at 11:55 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 833-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull discussed a scheduling misunderstanding regarding an upcoming meeting with Secretary of Defense Elliot L. Richardson. Nixon clarified his preference for meeting durations, specifying that all appointments should be limited to thirty minutes unless he explicitly directs otherwise. Additionally, the President requested a meeting with Henry Kissinger to be arranged.

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I'll take an hour with him, so.
All meetings are a half hour, unless I say otherwise.
I didn't know about the hour either, so I told you a half hour, sir.
You did?
Yes, sir.
I thought it was a half hour on.
I said, fine.
All right, sir, get ready for that.

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 11:51 am and 11:55 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 833-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 833-15

Date: January 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:51 am and 11:55 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       The President's meeting with Elliot L. Richardson
            -Misunderstanding
            -H. R. (“Bob”)Haldeman
            -Length

       Request for Henry A. Kissinger

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:55 am.

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  • 833-014 11:48 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:48 am and 11:51 am.
  • 833-016 11:51 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:51 am and 11:55 am.
  • 833-017 11:55 AM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Elliot L. Richardson, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:55 am to 12:42 pm.
  • 833-018 12:42 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:42 pm and 12:45 pm.
  • 833-019 12:42 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:42 pm and 12:45 pm.
  • 833-020 12:45 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Gerard C. Smith, Stephen B. Bull, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:45 pm to 1:01 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 833-015, 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/833-015 (accessed October 13, 2026).