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Nixon & Bull on White House logistics and Administrative coordination

Thursday, February 1, 1973 · 2:56 PM–2:57 PM ET · Oval Office · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation846-013 on Tape 846StartThursday, February 1, 1973 at 2:56 PMEndThursday, February 1, 1973 at 2:57 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 846-013 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, for a brief administrative consultation. The discussion centered on matters regarding the President’s daily schedule and logistical planning. No significant policy decisions or major developments were recorded during this one-minute exchange.

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On February 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:56 pm to 2:57 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 846-013 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 846-13

Date: February 1, 1973
Time: 2:56 pm - 2:57 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       President's schedule

Bull left at 2:57 pm.
  • 406-057 1:40 PM · 20 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 1:40 pm and 2:48 pm.
  • 846-012 1:40 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:56 pm.
  • 846-014 2:57 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:57 pm.
  • 846-015 2:58 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:58 pm to 3:03 pm.
  • 846-016 3:05 PM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Linwood Holton, Francis W. Sargent, John R. ("Jack") Williams, Jr., George H. W. Bush, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., James H. Falk, J. Marsh Thompson, Robert D. Ray, Arch A. Moore, Jr., John A. Love, Winfield Dunn, Manolo Sanchez, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:05 pm to 4:02 pm.
  • 846-017 4:02 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:02 pm to 4:03 pm.
  • 846-018 4:03 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:03 pm to 4:05 pm.
  • 409-001 4:08 PM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Sir Burke Trend, Henry A. Kissinger, George P. Shultz, and Edward R. G. Heath met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:08 pm to 6:05 pm.

Conversation 846-013, February 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/846-013 (accessed October 9, 2026).