Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 861 › Conversation 861-008

Nixon & Bull on Camp David and Administrative Coordination

Thursday, February 22, 1973 · 10:06 AM–11:14 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation861-008 on Tape 861StartThursday, February 22, 1973 at 10:06 AMEndThursday, February 22, 1973 at 11:14 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 861-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to coordinate upcoming scheduling logistics, including meetings involving John Ehrlichman, H.R. Haldeman, and John Dean. The discussion focused on arrangements for presidential travel to Camp David, a scheduled meeting with George Shultz in the Executive Office Building, and the planning of a radio address. The participants also discussed coordinating a video conference, with the President reserving final decisions on his departure timeline for later.

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Sir, he's involved in the team.

He's meeting with all of them in the team.

Oh, I see.

Well, congrats as far as camp two.

Well, last time we had to change that because Henry.

We'll have a meeting here.

The meeting will be here.

And we'll have a video meeting.

We'll meet at 2.30.

2.30 video meeting.

Then if you'd like to.

I'll decide later.

I probably want to go Saturday morning.

NARA Description

On February 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 11:14 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 861-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 861-8

Date: February 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:06 am and 11:14 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       John D. Ehrlichman
              -Meeting
                     -John W. Dean III
                     -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

       President’s schedule
              -Camp David
                      -Departure
                      -Henry A. Kissinger
              -George P. Shultz
                      -Meeting
                      -Executive Office Building [EOB]
                      -Time
              -Camp David

       Radio speech
              -Delivery
                     -Time
                     -Place

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:14 am.

Also recorded on February 22, 1973

043-164 9:55 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 10:06 am.
043-165 9:55 AM · 2 min — Henry A. Kissinger and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 10:06 am.
043-163 9:58 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 9:58 am to 9:59 am.
861-005 10:06 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 11:14 am.
861-006 10:06 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 11:14 am.
861-007 10:06 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 11:14 am.
861-009 10:06 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 11:14 am.
861-010 10:06 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 11:14 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 861-008, February 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/861-008 (accessed October 1, 2026).