Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 839 › Conversation 839-001
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Presidential…
Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 8:26 AM–8:32 AM ET · Oval Office · 23 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unknown woman in the Oval Office to facilitate the formal signing of an official document. Stephen B. Bull was present to assist with the administrative process during this brief encounter. The meeting concluded immediately following the execution of the paperwork.
- Presidential administration
- Document signing
- Oval Office protocol
- Stephen B. Bull
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NARA Description
On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:26 am and 8:32 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 839-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 839-1
Date: January 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:26 am and 8:32 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown woman.
Stephen B. Bull
-Signing of a document
The unknown woman left.Also recorded on January 23, 1973
- 400-015 8:22 AM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:22 am and 8:47 am.
- 839-002 8:26 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:26 am and 8:32 am.
- 036-062 8:30 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:30 am.
- 839-003 8:30 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:30 am.
- 839-004 8:30 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:32 am.
- 839-005 8:32 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:32 am and 8:52 am.
- 036-063 8:55 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William S. White talked on the telephone from 8:55 am to 9:03 am.
- 404-001 8:55 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. White met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:55 am to 9:03 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 839-001, January 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/839-001 (accessed October 11, 2026).