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Nixon & Bull on Oval Office and Ronald L. Ziegler

Thursday, March 1, 1973 · 10:57 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation866-013 on Tape 866StartThursday, March 1, 1973 at 10:57 PMEndThursday, March 1, 1973 at 10:57 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 866-013 ↗

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to coordinate the President's upcoming schedule. The discussion focused on facilitating a meeting between Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. Bull promptly exited the office following these brief administrative instructions.

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On March 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:57 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 866-013 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 866-13

Date: March 1, 1973
Time: 10:57 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       Ronald L. Ziegler's meeting with the President

Bull left at 10:57 am.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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Conversation 866-013, March 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/866-013 (accessed October 1, 2026).