Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 843 › Conversation 843-016

Bull on Oval Office and Cabinet arrangement

Friday, January 26, 1973 · 10:34 AM–11:10 AM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsBull, Stephen B.; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation843-016 on Tape 843StartFriday, January 26, 1973 at 10:34 AMEndFriday, January 26, 1973 at 11:10 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 843-016 ↗

AI Summary

Stephen B. Bull met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to discuss the arrangement and organization of items within the cabinet. The participants also briefly touched upon administrative procedures and potential scheduling needs. No significant policy or political decisions were recorded during this brief logistical exchange.

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And I'm learning that you're a little way different with the warnings on what I need to do.

They're interesting to me.

I'm going to see if I can go fast enough to get to that.

NARA Description

On January 26, 1973, Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:34 am and 11:10 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 843-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 843-16

Date: January 26, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:34 am and 11:10 am
Location: Oval Office

Stephen B. Bull met with an unknown person.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013.]

       Oval Office
            -Arrangement
                   -Items in cabinet

       [Applause]

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Bull and the unknown person left at an unknown time before 11:10 am.
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                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 843-14 (cont’d)

Also recorded on January 26, 1973

113-003 10:11 AM · 11 min — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:11 am and 10:34 am.
113-004 10:11 AM · 46 min — Vice President Spiro T. Agnew and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including George P. Shultz, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Robert C. Byrd, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, John L. McClellan, Russell B. Long, Milton R. Young, Wallace F. Bennett, Carl B. Albert, Gerald R. Ford, John J. McFall, George H. Mahon, Wilbur D. Mills, Elford A. Cederberg, Herman T. Schneebeli, John D. Ehrlichman, Herbert Stein, William E. Timmons, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Frederic V. Malek, Thomas C. Korologos, and Richard K. Cook, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:11 am and 11:04 am.
843-006 10:11 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 10:11 am and 10:34 am.
843-007 10:11 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:11 am and 10:34 am.
843-008 10:11 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:11 am and 10:34 am.
843-009 11:10 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Phyllis Galanti, Darlene Sadler, and Helene Knapp met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:10 am to 11:12 am.
113-005 11:12 AM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including George P. Shultz, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Robert C. Byrd, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, John L. McClellan, Russell B. Long, Milton R. Young, Wallace F. Bennett, Carl B. Albert, Gerald R. Ford, John J. McFall, George H. Mahon, Wilbur D. Mills, Elford A. Cederberg, Herman T. Schneebeli, John D. Ehrlichman, Herbert Stein, William E. Timmons, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Frederic V. Malek, Phyllis Galanti, Darlene Sadler, Helene Knapp, the White House photographer, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 11:12 am to 11:59 am.
843-010 12:00 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:00 pm to 12:09 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 843-016, January 26, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/843-016 (accessed October 9, 2026).