President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to coordinate immediate access to key members of his inner circle. During the brief discussion, the President requested that Bull locate and summon either Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler, National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger, or Special Counsel Charles W. Colson. The meeting served as a logistical instruction to facilitate direct communication with these senior officials.
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 10:59 am and 11:05 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 840-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 840-6
Date: February 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:59 am and 11:05 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Request for Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger or Charles W. Colson
Bull left at an unknown time before 11:05 am.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.