Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 834 › Conversation 834-014

Nixon & Bull on Yen Chia-kan and Diplomatic protocol

Friday, January 5, 1973 · 4:01 PM–4:03 PM ET · Oval Office · 20 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation834-014 on Tape 834StartFriday, January 5, 1973 at 4:01 PMEndFriday, January 5, 1973 at 4:03 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 834-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to review the logistics of his upcoming schedule. The primary focus of the brief discussion was determining the appropriate duration for the President's meeting with Yen Chia-kan, the Vice President of the Republic of China. This consultation ensured the presidential calendar was finalized for the high-level diplomatic engagement.

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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 4:01 pm and 4:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 834-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 834-14

Date: January 5, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:01 pm and 4:03 pm
Location: Oval Office

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 4:01 pm.

       The President's schedule

       Meeting with Yen Chia-Ken
            -Length of meeting

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:03 pm.

Also recorded on January 5, 1973

  • 834-012 3:37 PM · 29 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 834-015 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.
  • 834-020 4:40 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:40 pm to 4:44 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 834-014, 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/834-014 (accessed October 12, 2026).