Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 859 › Conversation 859-033

Nixon & Bull on James Keogh and John B. Connally

Wednesday, February 21, 1973 · 12:04 PM–12:05 PM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation859-033 on Tape 859StartWednesday, February 21, 1973 at 12:04 PMEndWednesday, February 21, 1973 at 12:05 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 859-033 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met briefly with Stephen B. Bull to address scheduling and administrative matters. The discussion centered on coordinating a meeting with James Keogh and managing phone calls from John B. Connally. H.R. Haldeman was also identified as a subject of interest during this short administrative briefing.

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Yes, I'm here now, sir.

NARA Description

On February 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:04 pm to 12:05 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 859-033 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 859-33

Date: February 21, 1973
Time: 12:04 pm - 12:05 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       Meeting with James Keogh

       John B. Connally
              -Calls

       H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Bull left at 12:05 pm.

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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.
859-028 11:19 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:19 am and 11:33 am.
859-032 11:33 AM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, and William Downey met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:33 am to 12:04 pm.
043-150 11:52 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William Downey, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 11:52 am to 11:57 am.
859-034 12:05 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, James Keogh, Henry A. Kissinger, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:05 pm to 12:37 pm.
859-035 12:37 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:37 pm to 12:38 pm.
859-036 12:38 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rex W. Scouten met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:38 pm to 12:49 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 859-033, 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/859-033 (accessed October 11, 2026).