Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 850 › Conversation 850-001

Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and King Hussein

Tuesday, February 6, 1973 · 8:32 AM–9:08 AM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation850-001 on Tape 850StartTuesday, February 6, 1973 at 8:32 AMEndTuesday, February 6, 1973 at 9:08 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 850-001 ↗

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President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull reviewed the President’s daily schedule, including arrangements for a meeting with King Hussein of Jordan and a briefing with Henry Kissinger regarding his upcoming trip to Southeast Asia. The discussion also addressed press strategy regarding the administration's impoundment of funds, specifically highlighting the need to frame these actions as consistent with previous presidencies. Nixon directed Bull to clear the afternoon agenda and organize talking points for an upcoming meeting with Republican Congressional leadership concerning federal spending.

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Steve, uh, I think you'd better get the, uh, fire ready by 1 o'clock after this same thing.
All right, sir.
And, uh, leave the afternoon free because I have to leave with Henry today before his trip.
Do you want to cancel it by the bug?
No.
All right.
Well, I'll do that.
You've got to hold it.
Get him in here at 3 o'clock.
All right, sir.
Yes, sir.
That sounds good.
They're all the same.
I don't hear it.
They need two.
They didn't put out.
They got it compared to withholding this year with previous administrations.
Withholding three or six minutes.
That was what they were supposed to put out.
They didn't get it through in their stories.
And also, they are given a total amount
required by the bills that we're running to put on the ECO list for leaders.
I'm not told about it.
Yeah, but before the leadership got in, they talked about it.

NARA Description

On February 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:32 am and 9:08 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 850-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 850-001

Date: February 6, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:32 am and 9:08 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       President's schedule
              -Barber
                      -President’s meeting with [Hussein, King of Jordan] Hussein ibn Talal
              -Afternoon
              -Meeting with Henry A. Kissinger
                      -Kissinger’s trip to Southeast Asia
                             -Timing

       Press relations
               -Budget
                       -Impoundment of funds
                              -John D. Ehrlichman
                              -Compared to previous administrations
                       -Spending for bills on veto list
                              -President’s Republican Congressional leadership meeting

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:08 am.

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

Also recorded on February 6, 1973

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  • 850-003 8:32 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:32 am and 9:08 am.
  • 850-004 9:08 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:08 am to 9:16 am.
  • 850-005 9:19 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:19 am to 9:35 am.
  • 112-003 9:35 AM · 1 hr 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Republican Congressional leaders, including Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Wallace F. Bennett, William E. Brock, III, John G. Tower, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John B. Anderson, Samuel L. Devine, Barber B. Conable, Jr., Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, George H. W. Bush, Roy L. Ash, John D. Ehrlichman, William E. Timmons, Richard K. Cook, Thomas C. Korologos, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:35 am and 11:16 am.
  • 850-012 9:35 AM · 29 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:35 am and 11:16 am.
  • 112-005 11:16 AM · 1 hr 5 min — L. Dean Brown, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 11:16 am on February 6, 1973 and 7:57 am on February 8, 1973.
  • 850-006 11:16 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:16 am to 11:17 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 850-001, February 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/850-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).