Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 835 › Conversation 835-005
Nixon & Bull on Ronald L. Ziegler and Press briefing
Monday, January 8, 1973 · 9:33 AM–9:35 AM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon met with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, to discuss upcoming administrative matters and personnel coordination. The primary focus of the brief interaction was the preparation and content of an impending press briefing by White House Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. No formal policy decisions were recorded during this brief exchange, which functioned primarily as a logistical check-in regarding media relations.
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NARA Description
On January 8, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:33 am and 9:35 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 835-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 835-5
Date: January 8, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:33 and 9:35 am
Location: Oval Office
Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 9:33 am.
Ronald L. Ziegler's briefing
Bull left at an unknown time before 9:35 am.Also recorded on January 8, 1973
- 835-001 8:28 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 8:28 am and 8:42 am.
- 835-002 8:28 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 8:28 am and 8:42 am.
- 835-003 8:42 AM · 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:42 am to 9:33 am.
- 835-004 9:33 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:33 am and 9:35 am.
- 835-006 9:35 AM · 1 hr 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:35 am to 10:43 am.
- 835-007 10:43 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 10:50 am.
- 835-008 10:50 AM · 2 hr 42 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), John D. Ehrlichman, Stephen B. Bull, and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:50 am to 1:45 pm.
- 035-097 1:45 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:45 pm and 2:56 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 835-005, January 8, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/835-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).