Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 841 › Conversation 841-005
Nixon & Bull on Cabinet meeting and Oliver F. Atkins
Wednesday, January 24, 1973 · 8:35 AM–10:59 AM ET · Oval Office · 34 sec
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President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to review logistical details regarding his upcoming schedule and the first meeting of his new Cabinet. The discussion focused on coordinating the assembly of the Cabinet and arranging for official photographer Oliver F. Atkins to document the proceedings. No major policy decisions were reached, as the conversation served primarily as an administrative briefing on presidential scheduling.
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NARA Description
On January 24, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:35 am and 10:59 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 841-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 841-5
Date: January 24, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:35 am and 10:59 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 841-5 (cont’d)
[This conversation began in progress]
The President's schedule
-Cabinet
-Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins
Bull left at an unknown time before 10:59 am.Also recorded on January 24, 1973
- 841-001 8:05 AM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:05 am and 8:12 am.
- 841-002 8:05 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:05 am and 8:12 am.
- 841-003 8:12 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:12 am to 8:28 am.
- 841-004 8:28 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:28 am to 8:35 am.
- 841-015 8:35 AM · 30 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:35 am and 10:59 am.
- 111-003 8:36 AM · 2 hr 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Robert C. Byrd, John C. Stennis, John L. McClellan, J. William Fulbright, Henry M. ("Scoop") Jackson, Gale W. McGee, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Strom Thurmond, Milton R. Young, George D. Aiken, John G. Tower, Barry M. Goldwater, John J. McFall, Gerald R. Ford, George H. Mahon, Dr. Thomas E. ("Doc") Morgan, Samuel S. Stratton, Joe D. Waggonner, Jr., Leslie C. Arends, William G. Bray, Elford A. Cederberg, William S. Mailliard, Samuel L. Devine, Jack F. Kemp, as well as William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, Thomas C. Korologos, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 8:36 am to 10:49 am.
- 841-006 10:49 AM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:49 am and 10:59 am.
- 841-007 10:59 AM · 52 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:59 am to 11:52 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 841-005, January 24, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/841-005 (accessed October 1, 2026).