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Nixon & Bull on Eisaku Sato and White House tape recording

Wednesday, January 31, 1973 · 4:05 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation845-007 on Tape 845StartWednesday, January 31, 1973 at 4:05 PMEndWednesday, January 31, 1973 at 4:05 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 845-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to review a tape recording of a previous conversation regarding a visit from Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato. Following the playback, the pair engaged in a brief administrative review of the President's upcoming schedule, which included meetings with John B. Connally, John D. Ehrlichman, and Senator Ted Stevens. The discussion also addressed logistics for the recording of a radio message and meetings involving Charles W. Colson.

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Hello.
You said your life was worth those people coming after you.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On January 31, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:05 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 845-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 845-7

Date: January 31, 1973
Time: 4:05 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull at 4:05 pm.

The President’s playing tape recording

        Eisaku Sato’s visit

Tape recording ends.

        The President's schedule
             -John B. Connally
                   -John D. Ehrlichman
                          -Union Oil
                   -Sato
             -Ted Stevens
             -Taping of radio message
             -Charles W. Colson
             -Stevens

The President and Bull left at 4:05 pm.
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Also recorded on January 31, 1973

  • 845-005 3:10 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at 3:10 pm.
  • 845-006 3:10 PM · 56 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Eisaku Sato, Nobuhiko Ushiba, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, Tatsuo Arima, James J. Wickel, Henry A. Kissinger, Toshio Kimura, Sadanori Yamanaka, Minoru Kusuda, and Ryohei Murato met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:10 pm to 4:05 pm.
  • 845-008 4:10 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, David R. Young, Jr., George H. W. Bush, William E. Timmons, Thomas C. Korologos, Stephen B. Bull, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, and Ted Stevens met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:10 pm to 4:15 pm.
  • 845-009 4:16 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:16 pm.
  • 845-010 4:17 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:17 pm to 4:52 pm.
  • 043-011 4:52 PM · 3 min — John B. Connally, White House operator, and Richard Keaton talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:52 pm and 6:13 pm.
  • 845-011 4:52 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:52 pm and 6:13 pm.
  • 845-012 4:52 PM · 60 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:52 pm and 6:13 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 845-007, January 31, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/845-007 (accessed October 9, 2026).