Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 844 › Conversation 844-002

Nixon & Bull on White House logistics and Time management

Tuesday, January 30, 1973 · 9:05 AM–9:24 AM ET · Oval Office · 26 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation844-002 on Tape 844StartTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 9:05 AMEndTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 9:24 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 844-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistical adjustments to his morning schedule. The discussion centered on delaying certain appointments and setting a specific time for an important telephone call. Nixon provided clear instructions for Bull to manage communications with expected parties regarding these timing changes.

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I'll be 15 minutes late.
I want to call sharp at 10.30.
Just tell them I have a message.
We'll start at quarter to 10.
Right.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On January 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:05 am to 9:24 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 844-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 844-2

Date: January 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:05 am and 9:24 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       The President's schedule

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:24 am.
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  • 036-115 12:06 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 1:18 pm.
  • 406-001 12:06 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 12:10 pm.
  • 406-002 12:10 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:10 pm.
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  • 406-004 12:25 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:25 pm and 12:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 844-002, January 30, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/844-002 (accessed October 9, 2026).