Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 864 › Conversation 864-001

Nixon & Bull on Oval Office and Appointments

Tuesday, February 27, 1973 · 3:46 PM–3:55 PM ET · Oval Office · 24 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation864-001 on Tape 864StartTuesday, February 27, 1973 at 3:46 PMEndTuesday, February 27, 1973 at 3:55 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 864-001 ↗

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull briefly met in the Oval Office. The conversation appears to be a short, informal exchange, possibly related to scheduling or upcoming events, as indicated by the "Appointments" subject in the finding aid. The transcript excerpt suggests a discussion about information that has not yet been disclosed to others.

  • Nixon
  • Bull
  • Oval Office
  • Appointments
  • Confidential Information

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No, they don't know that yet.
They don't know that.

On February 27, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:46 pm and 3:55 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 864-001 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 864-1

Date: February 27, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:46 pm and 3:55 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       Appointments

Bull left at an unknown time before 3:55 pm.
  • 416-001 2:48 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:48 pm to 3:40 pm.
  • 416-002 3:40 PM · 14 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 3:40 pm and 3:46 pm.
  • 864-002 3:46 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:46 pm and 3:55 pm.
  • 864-003 3:46 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:46 pm and 3:55 pm.
  • 864-004 3:55 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John W. Dean, III, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:55 pm to 4:20 pm.
  • 864-005 4:21 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter M. Flanigan, Luigi Raimondi, White House photographer, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:21 pm to 4:36 pm.
  • 864-006 4:36 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and David C. Hoopes met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:36 pm and 4:37 pm.
  • 864-007 4:37 PM · 40 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Richard M. Helms, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:37 pm to 5:19 pm.

Conversation 864-001, February 27, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/864-001 (accessed October 1, 2026).