Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 840 › Conversation 840-007

Nixon & Bull on Ronald L. Ziegler and Charles W. Colson

Saturday, February 3, 1973 · 10:59 AM–11:05 AM ET · Oval Office · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation840-007 on Tape 840StartSaturday, February 3, 1973 at 10:59 AMEndSaturday, February 3, 1973 at 11:05 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 840-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to coordinate administrative logistics regarding White House communications. The discussion primarily focused on preparations for Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler’s upcoming press briefing and scheduling details for the President’s meeting with Charles W. Colson. No specific policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.

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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 840-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 840-7

Date: February 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:59 am and 11:05 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 840-19 (cont’d)

       Ronald L. Ziegler’s press briefing

       The President's meeting with 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.
840-006 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.
840-008 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 840-007, 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/840-007 (accessed October 1, 2026).