Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 865 › Conversation 865-003

Nixon & Bull on President's schedule and Quadriad meeting

Wednesday, February 28, 1973 · 8:15 AM–8:42 AM ET · Oval Office · 43 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation865-003 on Tape 865StartWednesday, February 28, 1973 at 8:15 AMEndWednesday, February 28, 1973 at 8:42 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 865-003 ↗

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office to discuss the President's schedule, specifically a potential "Quadriad" meeting. The conversation was brief, with Bull departing before 8:42 am. No specific decisions or action items were recorded.

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On February 28, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:15 am and 8:42 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 865-003 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 865-3

Date: February 28, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:15 am and 8:42 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       President's schedule
              -Quadriad meeting [?]

Bull left at an unknown time before 8:42 am.
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Conversation 865-003, February 28, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/865-003 (accessed October 1, 2026).