Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 840 › Conversation 840-002

Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and Ronald Ziegler

Saturday, February 3, 1973 · 9:10 AM–9:55 AM ET · Oval Office · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation840-002 on Tape 840StartSaturday, February 3, 1973 at 9:10 AMEndSaturday, February 3, 1973 at 9:55 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 840-002 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417182307 ↗

A 16-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On February 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:55 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 840-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 840-2

Date: February 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:10 am and 9:55 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       Henry A. Kissinger's schedule
             -Trip to New York

       Ronald L. Ziegler

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:55 am.

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Also recorded on February 3, 1973

840-001 9:06 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:06 am to 9:10 am.
840-003 9:10 AM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Barbara Walters met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 10:29 am.
043-016 9:55 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Barbara Walters talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 10:59 am.
840-004 9:55 AM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 10:29 am.
840-005 10:29 AM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:29 am to 10:59 am.
840-006 10:59 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 11:05 am.
840-007 10:59 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 10:59 am and 11:05 am.
840-008 10:59 AM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 11:05 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 840-002, February 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417182307). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/840-002 (accessed November 15, 2026).