Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 840 › Conversation 840-006
Nixon & Bull on White House Staff and Ronald L. Ziegler
Saturday, February 3, 1973 · 10:59 AM–11:05 AM ET · Oval Office · 19 sec
AI Summary
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.
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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 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 Aid
Conversation 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.Also recorded on February 3, 1973
- 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.
- 840-007 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.
- 840-009 11:05 AM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Marjorie P. Acker, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:05 am to 12:08 pm.
- 043-017 12:09 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:09 pm and 12:15 pm.
- 840-010 12:09 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:09 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 840-006, 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/840-006 (accessed October 1, 2026).