Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 854 › Conversation 854-015

Nixon & Bull on Charles W. Colson and H.R. Haldeman

Tuesday, February 13, 1973 · 9:41 AM–9:48 AM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation854-015 on Tape 854StartTuesday, February 13, 1973 at 9:41 AMEndTuesday, February 13, 1973 at 9:48 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 854-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull reviewed the President’s upcoming schedule and administrative preparations. Their discussion centered on coordinating a meeting involving Charles Colson and H.R. Haldeman, as well as timing for a legislative message and a related radio announcement. They ultimately decided to schedule a briefing or announcement for 12:00 p.m.

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If, uh, Colson is not in a meeting with, uh, uh, he's, uh, holding on.
Yeah, yeah, I understand.
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The AFL-CIO executive committee meeting is a week from this Thursday, Friday, and Friday, not this week.
And the question, relative to the radio station, the legislature, I mean, the message will be sent out on Thursday in the radio station.
Today or tomorrow.
The suggestion was made that we do it tomorrow.
Announce it today.
I don't know how much time we have to go with this.
Well, I haven't yet.
That's all right.
Let me just use this one.
All right.
Yes, sir.
Let me get a picture of it.
We'll do it at 12 o'clock.

NARA Description

On February 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:41 am and 9:48 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 854-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 854-15

Date: February 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:41 am and 9:48 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       President’s schedule
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                      NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 854-15 (cont’d)

              -Charles W. Colson
                     -Meeting with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
                     -Statement
                     -Meeting with the President
              -American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations [AFL-CIO]
              executive committee meeting
              -Radio speech by President
                     -Legislative message
                     -Announcement

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:48 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 854-015, February 13, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/854-015 (accessed October 12, 2026).