Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 853 › Conversation 853-009
Nixon & Bull on George P. Shultz and Russell B. Long
Thursday, February 8, 1973 · 9:54 AM–10:31 AM ET · Oval Office · 53 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate his daily schedule and manage incoming appointments with key officials. The discussion focused on logistics regarding meetings with Senator Russell B. Long and Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz, including instructions for a scheduled telephone call. Additionally, Nixon utilized the time to record private notes and finalize the arrival arrangements for his upcoming visitors.
- Presidential schedule
- George P. Shultz
- Russell B. Long
- White House logistics
- Private dictation
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NARA Description
On February 8, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:31 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 853-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 853-9
Date: February 8, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:54 am and 10:31 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President’s schedule
-Meeting with Russell B. Long
-George P. Shultz
-Telephone call
Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 9:54 am.
Tape recording for private files
President’s schedule
-Bull’s forthcoming conversation with Shultz
-Shultz’s arrival at Oval Office
Bull and Sanchez left at an unknown time before 10:31 am.Also recorded on February 8, 1973
- 853-001 9:51 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:51 am and 9:52 am.
- 853-002 9:51 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:51 am to 9:52 am.
- 853-003 9:52 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Lyndon K. Allin met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:52 am to 9:54 am.
- 853-004 9:54 AM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:31 am.
- 853-005 9:54 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:31 am.
- 853-006 9:54 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:31 am.
- 853-007 9:54 AM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:31 am.
- 853-008 9:54 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:31 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 853-009, February 8, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/853-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).