Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 848 › Conversation 848-003

Nixon & Bull on Oval Office protocol and Photography policy

Monday, February 5, 1973 · 8:20 AM–9:03 AM ET · Oval Office · 36 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation848-003 on Tape 848StartMonday, February 5, 1973 at 8:20 AMEndMonday, February 5, 1973 at 9:03 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 848-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the scheduling of upcoming meetings and establish strict protocols for Oval Office usage. Nixon mandated that specific group meetings be held in the Oval Office while simultaneously emphasizing that he did not want any photographs taken during these sessions. Additionally, the President inquired about the availability of Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler to assist with these logistical arrangements.

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We have a meeting at 3 o'clock in the Oval Office.
All meetings of that bunch are always to be in the Oval Office.
It's a mistake.
No, I've never been to any Oval Office.
I'm never here.
And no pictures.
Would you check to see if...

NARA Description

On February 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:20 am and 9:03 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 848-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 848-3

Date: February 5, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:20 am and 9:03 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       The President’s schedule
              -Meetings
                     -Oval Office
              -Photographs of meetings
              - Ronald L. Ziegler
                     -Availability

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:03 am.

Also recorded on February 5, 1973

  • 848-001 8:20 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:20 am and 9:03 am.
  • 848-002 8:20 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:20 am and 9:03 am.
  • 848-005 9:33 AM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:33 am and 9:36 am.
  • 848-006 9:36 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:36 am to 9:46 am.
  • 848-007 9:43 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William E. Timmons, and Thomas C. Korologos met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:43 am to 9:59 am.
  • 848-008 9:59 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:59 am and 10:05 am.
  • 848-009 10:05 AM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:05 am to 10:38 am.
  • 848-018 10:38 AM · 12 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:38 am and 11:09 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 848-003, February 5, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/848-003 (accessed October 9, 2026).