Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 861 › Conversation 861-017

Nixon & Bull on H.R. Haldeman and Anne L. Armstrong

Thursday, February 22, 1973 · 12:42 PM–12:44 PM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation861-017 on Tape 861StartThursday, February 22, 1973 at 12:42 PMEndThursday, February 22, 1973 at 12:44 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 861-017 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate his daily schedule and manage upcoming appointments. The discussion focused on facilitating meetings involving key staff members, specifically H.R. Haldeman’s interaction with Anne L. Armstrong and a briefing with William E. Timmons. Bull was tasked with managing these logistical arrangements to ensure the President's scheduled commitments proceeded as planned.

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We're depending on you.

But Mr. Baldwin, he's going to be with us in our summer vacation.

I'll get him to 10 minutes to come.

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 12:42 pm and 12:44 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 861-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 861-17

Date: February 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:42 pm and 12:44 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
              -Meeting with Anne L. Armstrong

       Meeting with William E. Timmons

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:44 pm.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on February 22, 1973

861-021 12:21 PM · 35 sec — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 12:23 pm.
861-015 12:23 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Walter E. Washington, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., Frank Frazier, William Bullock, Portial Bullock, Wilhelmina Thomas, Joseph Bullock, Mrs. Joseph Bullock, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:23 pm to 12:32 pm.
861-016 12:33 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:33 pm to 12:42 pm.
861-018 12:44 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:44 pm to 12:46 pm.
861-019 12:46 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William E. Timmons, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:46 pm to 1:08 pm.
861-020 1:08 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:08 pm and 1:12 pm.
043-166 1:12 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:12 pm and 2:22 pm.
411-010 1:12 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:12 pm and 1:22 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 861-017, 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/861-017 (accessed October 1, 2026).