Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 840 › Conversation 840-004
Nixon, Ziegler & Bull on Henry Kissinger and Elliot Richardson
Saturday, February 3, 1973 · 9:55 AM–10:29 AM ET · Oval Office · 52 sec
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President Nixon consulted with Stephen B. Bull and Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler regarding the status and return of Henry Kissinger, who was meeting with Elliot Richardson. The participants coordinated the timing of Kissinger’s reappearance at the White House to facilitate a follow-up meeting with the President. Additionally, the group discussed upcoming communications strategy surrounding an official announcement regarding the People's Republic of China.
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NARA Description
On February 3, 1973, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 840-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 840-4
Date: February 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:55 am and 10:29 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Henry A. Kissinger's location
-Elliot L. Richardson
-Return to White House
-Meeting with the President
-Timing
Ronald L. Ziegler entered at an unknown time after 9:55 am.
People's Republic of China [PRC] announcement
Bull left at an unknown time before 10:29 am.
Ziegler meeting with Kissinger
-PRC announcement
Ziegler left at 10:29 am.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 840-19 (cont’d)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.
- 840-002 9:10 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 9:10 am and 9:55 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.
- 840-005 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 840-004, February 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/840-004 (accessed October 12, 2026).