Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 834 › Conversation 834-012

Nixon & Bull on Carlos P. Romulo and Diplomatic meetings

Friday, January 5, 1973 · 3:37 PM–3:39 PM ET · Oval Office · 29 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation834-012 on Tape 834StartFriday, January 5, 1973 at 3:37 PMEndFriday, January 5, 1973 at 3:39 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 834-012 ↗

A 29-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On January 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:37 pm and 3:39 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 834-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 834-12

Date: January 5, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:37 pm and 3:39 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull at an unknown time after 3:37 pm.

       The President's schedule

       Meeting with Carlos P. Romulo

Bull left at an unknown time before 3:39 pm.

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Also recorded on January 5, 1973

  • 834-011 3:03 PM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John M. ("Jack") Lynch, Frank E. Fitzsimmons, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:03 pm to 3:36 pm.
  • 834-013 3:39 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Carlos P. Romulo, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:39 pm to 4:10 pm.
  • 834-014 4:01 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:01 pm and 4:03 pm.
  • 834-015 4:01 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:01 pm to 4:03 pm.
  • 834-016 4:03 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, William L. Gifford, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, Yen Chia-Kan, Tsai Wei-ping, James C. H. Shen, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:03 pm to 4:22 pm.
  • 834-017 4:23 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:23 pm and 4:25 pm.
  • 834-018 4:23 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:23 pm and 4:25 pm.
  • 834-019 4:25 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Terry L. Decker met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:25 pm to 4:39 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 834-012, January 5, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/834-012 (accessed November 2, 2026).