Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 838 › Conversation 838-013

Nixon & Bull on William E. Timmons and White House logistics

Thursday, January 11, 1973 · 9:43 AM–9:46 AM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation838-013 on Tape 838StartThursday, January 11, 1973 at 9:43 AMEndThursday, January 11, 1973 at 9:46 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 838-013 ↗

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull discussed logistical arrangements regarding an upcoming meeting with William E. Timmons. The brief exchange focused on coordinating the President's daily schedule and ensuring the necessary preparations for his pending interaction with his assistant. No major policy decisions were reached during this short administrative consultation.

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We were there meeting in Marianas earlier, 10 minutes first.

On January 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:43 am and 9:46 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 838-013 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 838-13

Date: January 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:43 and 9:46 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull at an unknown time after 9:43 am.

       President's schedule
              -William E. Timmons

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:46 am.
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  • 838-015 9:46 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:46 am to 10:03 am.
  • 838-016 10:03 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:03 am and 10:05 am.
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Conversation 838-013, January 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/838-013 (accessed October 12, 2026).