Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 859 › Conversation 859-023
Nixon & Bull on Spiro T. Agnew and H.R. Haldeman
Wednesday, February 21, 1973 · 11:11 AM–11:16 AM ET · Oval Office · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate a telephone call between the President and Vice President Spiro T. Agnew. Bull facilitated the outreach by directing H.R. Haldeman and Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler to assist in connecting the call. The brief exchange served to finalize the logistical arrangements for this executive communication.
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.
Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data
Each line starts with a timestamp button; press it to play the audio from that point.
NARA Description
On February 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 11:16 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 859-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 859-23
Date: February 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:11 am and 11:16 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman and Ronald L. Ziegler
-Meeting with Spiro T. Agnew
-President's telephone call
Bull left at an unknown time before 11:16 am.Also recorded on February 21, 1973
- 859-022 11:11 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 11:16 am.
- 859-024 11:11 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 11:16 am.
- 043-147 11:16 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 11:16 am to 11:17 am.
- 859-025 11:16 AM · 1 min — 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.
- 043-148 11:17 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:17 am and 11:19 am.
- 859-026 11:17 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:17 am and 11:19 am.
- 043-149 11:19 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:19 am.
- 859-027 11:19 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:19 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 859-023, February 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/859-023 (accessed October 11, 2026).