Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 840 › Conversation 840-015

Nixon & Bull on Charles W. Colson and William E. Timmons

Saturday, February 3, 1973 · 1:20 PM–1:21 PM ET · Oval Office · 23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation840-015 on Tape 840StartSaturday, February 3, 1973 at 1:20 PMEndSaturday, February 3, 1973 at 1:21 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 840-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to briefly discuss logistics regarding an upcoming meeting with Charles W. Colson. The conversation focused on the current whereabouts of William E. Timmons to coordinate the scheduling of administration officials. The brief exchange concluded with final instructions as the participants prepared to depart the office.

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See you at the coast.
If I only don't get another lunch.
He's standing still now.
All right.
He was just a few minutes ago.

NARA Description

On February 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:20 pm to 1:21 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 840-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 840-15
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                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 840-19 (cont’d)

Date: February 3, 1973
Time: 1:20 pm - 1:21 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       Meeting with Charles W. Colson
             -William E. Timmons's location

Bull left at 1:21 pm.

Also recorded on February 3, 1973

  • 840-013 1:20 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:20 pm.
  • 840-014 1:20 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:20 pm to 1:21 pm.
  • 043-020 1:21 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield talked on the telephone from 1:21 pm to 1:23 pm.
  • 840-016 1:21 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:21 pm to 1:23 pm.
  • 043-021 1:23 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 1:33 pm.
  • 840-017 1:23 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 1:32 pm.
  • 840-018 1:23 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 1:32 pm.
  • 840-019 1:32 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Claudia A. Johnson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:32 pm to 1:57 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 840-015, 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/840-015 (accessed October 1, 2026).