Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 840 › Conversation 840-008
Nixon, Sanchez & Bull on Henry Kissinger and Refreshments
Saturday, February 3, 1973 · 10:59 AM–11:05 AM ET · Oval Office · 49 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon discussed scheduling with Manolo Sanchez and Stephen B. Bull, specifically inquiring about the availability of Henry Kissinger for a meeting. The conversation touched upon refreshments, including coffee and consommé, and the President's need to leave by 2:00 PM, with Bull attempting to arrange a meeting before noon.
- Scheduling
- Henry Kissinger
- Meeting arrangements
- Refreshments
- Presidential schedule
Audio
NARA Description
On February 3, 1973, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 840-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 840-8
Date: February 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:59 am and 11:05 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Refreshments
-Coffee
-Charles W. Colson
-Consumé
Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 10:59 am.
The President's meeting with Henry A. Kissinger
-Timing
Sanchez and Bull left at an unknown time before 11:05 am.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on February 3, 1973
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- 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.
- 840-009 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 840-008, February 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417182319). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/840-008 (accessed November 15, 2026).