Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 834 › Conversation 834-015

Nixon & Bull on Yen Chia-kan and Diplomacy

Friday, January 5, 1973 · 4:01 PM–4:03 PM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation834-015 on Tape 834StartFriday, January 5, 1973 at 4:01 PMEndFriday, January 5, 1973 at 4:03 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 834-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met briefly to discuss the scheduling and duration of an upcoming meeting with Yen Chia-kan, the Vice President of the Republic of China. The two consulted on the expected length of the engagement, ultimately determining it should last approximately 15 to 20 minutes. This interaction served to finalize administrative logistics for the high-level diplomatic visit.

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It will not be using the internet.
It will not be using the internet.
It is only about 20 minutes.
15 minutes.

NARA Description

On January 5, 1973, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 834-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 834-15

Date: January 5, 1973
Time: 4:01 pm - 4:03 pm
Location: Oval Office

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

       Length of meeting with Yen Chia-Ken

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:03 pm.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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.
  • 834-014 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.
  • 834-016 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 834-015, 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/834-015 (accessed October 12, 2026).