Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 840 › Conversation 840-011
Nixon & Bull on Ronald L. Ziegler and Henry A. Kissinger
Saturday, February 3, 1973 · 12:09 PM–12:12 PM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to facilitate logistical coordination regarding the schedules and activities of Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler and National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This brief session functioned primarily as an administrative check-in to manage the President's immediate access to key members of his inner circle. No major policy developments occurred during the brief exchange, which focused on routine staff management.
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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 12:09 pm and 12:12 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 840-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 840-11
Date: February 3, 1973
Time: Unknown after 12:09 pm and before 12:12 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's meeting
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Henry A. Kissinger
Bull left at an unknown time before 12:12 pm.
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- 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.
- 840-012 12:12 PM · 1 hr 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Rose Mary Woods, Charles W. Colson, Henry A. Kissinger, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:12 pm to 1:20 pm.
- 043-018 12:15 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 12:15 pm to 12:16 pm.
- 043-019 12:16 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 840-011, 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/840-011 (accessed October 1, 2026).