Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 845 › Conversation 845-009

Nixon & Bull on White House staff and Charles Colson

Wednesday, January 31, 1973 · 4:16 PM ET · Oval Office · 28 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation845-009 on Tape 845StartWednesday, January 31, 1973 at 4:16 PMEndWednesday, January 31, 1973 at 4:16 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 845-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to coordinate his daily administrative schedule. The discussion centered on upcoming appointments with key staff members, specifically Charles W. Colson and John D. Ehrlichman. The meeting concluded immediately following these logistical arrangements.

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NARA Description

On January 31, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:16 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 845-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 845-9

Date: January 31, 1973
Time: 4:16 pm.
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       The President's schedule
            -Charles W. Colson
                                                 -12-

                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                              Conversation No. 845-9 (cont’d)

              -John D. Ehrlichman

Bull left at 4:16 p.m.

Also recorded on January 31, 1973

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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.
845-007 4:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 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.
845-010 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 845-009, 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/845-009 (accessed October 9, 2026).