Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 854 › Conversation 854-029

Nixon & Bull on Ronald L. Ziegler and White House scheduling

Tuesday, February 13, 1973 · 12:46 PM–12:55 PM ET · Oval Office · 26 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation854-029 on Tape 854StartTuesday, February 13, 1973 at 12:46 PMEndTuesday, February 13, 1973 at 12:55 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 854-029 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate an upcoming administrative briefing. The primary purpose of the brief interaction was to arrange for Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler to provide a status update. No substantive policy matters were recorded, as the meeting functioned primarily as a logistical check-in.

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All right, all right, all right, all right, all right.

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 12:46 pm and 12:55 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 854-029 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 854-29

Date: February 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:46 pm and 12:55 pm
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                          Conversation No. 854-29 (cont’d)

Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       Reminder

       Ronald L. Ziegler
             -Briefing

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:55 pm.

Also recorded on February 13, 1973

854-026 12:38 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:38 pm to 12:43 pm.
854-027 12:43 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:45 pm.
854-028 12:45 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:45 pm to 12:46 pm.
854-030 12:46 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 12:55 pm.
854-031 12:46 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 12:55 pm.
854-032 12:46 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 12:55 pm.
043-066 12:55 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 12:55 pm to 1:04 pm.
854-033 12:55 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:55 pm to 1:04 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 854-029, 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/854-029 (accessed October 12, 2026).