Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 841 › Conversation 841-014

Nixon, Ziegler & Bull on Briefcase and Speech Preparation

Wednesday, January 24, 1973 · 6:16 PM–6:18 PM ET · Oval Office · 52 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Sanchez, Manolo; Ziegler, Ronald L.Conversation841-014 on Tape 841StartWednesday, January 24, 1973 at 6:16 PMEndWednesday, January 24, 1973 at 6:18 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 841-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull, Manolo Sanchez, and Ronald L. Ziegler to coordinate administrative tasks at the end of the workday. The primary focus involved the President's upcoming schedule and the secure transport of materials to the Executive Office Building. Nixon specifically directed the staff to ensure a speech located in his desk was placed into his briefcase for transport.

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President Tucker is here tonight, sir.
Oh, he is, yeah.
All right.
Sir?
Sir, you want to bring a .
No, I missed.
There's a speech over there.
Well, bring the briefcase, but there's this thing that's called a speech that's lying there in that desk.
Put that in the briefcase and bring it over.
Yes, sir.
sure sure

NARA Description

On January 24, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Manolo Sanchez, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:16 pm and 6:18 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 841-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 841-14

Date: January 24, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:16 pm and 6:18 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       The President's schedule
            -Dr. W. Kenneth Riland

Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 6:16 pm.

Bull left at an unknown time before 6:18 pm.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                              Conversation No. 841-14 (cont’d)

       The President's briefcase
            -Executive Office Building [EOB]
            -Speech

Ronald L. Ziegler entered at an unknown time after 6:16 pm.

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:18 pm.

       The President's schedule

Ziegler left at an unknown time before 6:18 pm.

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  • 403-010 1:55 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:55 pm to 1:59 pm.
  • 841-010 4:25 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:25 pm to 4:42 pm.
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  • 841-011 6:10 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 6:13 pm.
  • 841-012 6:10 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 6:13 pm.
  • 841-013 6:13 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Willard Edwards, Mrs. Willard Edwards, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:13 pm to 6:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 841-014, 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/841-014 (accessed October 6, 2026).