Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 853 › Conversation 853-013
Nixon & Bull on Oval Office and Administrative logistics
Thursday, February 8, 1973 · 1:19 PM–1:21 PM ET · Oval Office · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to discuss the handling of a specific package. The interaction was brief, concluding shortly after the exchange began. No further policy or administrative decisions were documented during this limited segment of the recording.
- Stephen B. Bull
- Oval Office
- Administrative logistics
- Package handling
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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 1:19 pm and 1:21 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 853-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 853-13
Date: February 8, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:19 pm and 1:21 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Package [?]
Bull left at an unknown time before 1:21 pm.Also recorded on February 8, 1973
- 853-014 1:21 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, John L. Campbell, John D. Ehrlichman, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., White House photographer, Jane Campbell, Charles J. DiBona, George P. Shultz, and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:21 pm to 2:33 pm.
- 409-018 1:28 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Zosimo Monson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 1:49 pm.
- 409-021 1:28 PM · 12 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 1:28 pm and 1:49 pm.
- 043-053 1:49 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:49 pm.
- 409-019 1:49 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:49 pm.
- 043-054 1:50 PM · 13 sec — Charles W. Colson and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:50 pm and 2:15 pm.
- 043-055 1:50 PM · 1 min — Charles W. Colson and W. Richard Howard talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:50 pm and 2:15 pm.
- 409-020 1:50 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, unknown person(s), and W. Richard Howard met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:50 pm to 2:15 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 853-013, 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/853-013 (accessed October 21, 2026).