Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 846 › Conversation 846-017
Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and Edward R. G. Heath
Thursday, February 1, 1973 · 4:02 PM–4:03 PM ET · Oval Office · 23 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the scheduling of upcoming diplomatic engagements. The brief discussion focused on arranging meetings with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger and British Prime Minister Edward R. G. Heath. The encounter concluded quickly after the necessary logistical details regarding these high-level visits were addressed.
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.
NARA Description
On February 1, 1973, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 846-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 846-17
Date: February 1, 1973
Time: 4:02 pm - 4:03 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President's schedule
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Edward R. G. Heath
Bull left at 4:03 pm.Also recorded on February 1, 1973
- 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.
- 846-013 2:56 PM · 18 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 846-018 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.
- 409-002 6:07 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:07 pm to 6:41 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 846-017, 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/846-017 (accessed October 9, 2026).