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Nixon, Moot & Bull on Photography arrangements and President's appreciation

Friday, March 2, 1973 · 4:08 PM–5:05 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Moot, Robert C.; Moot, Robert C. (Mrs.)Conversation867-023 on Tape 867StartFriday, March 2, 1973 at 4:08 PMEndFriday, March 2, 1973 at 5:05 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 867-023 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen Bull and Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Moot to take photographs and express his appreciation for their service. The conversation touched upon Moot's new job, a significant challenge, and Nixon's acquaintance with Roger Lewis, who attended Stanford University with David Packard. The meeting concluded with the departure of the Moots.

Photography arrangements
President's appreciation
Melvin Laird
Robert C. Moot's new job
Roger Lewis
David Packard
Stanford University

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Well, hello there.

How are you?

Nice to see you.

Michelle, thank you for calling up to save us so much money.

We've got to get a picture of you.

Thank you.

Why don't you just stand on either side so we can look out here.

I want you to know we've appreciated your work for this country for so many years.

And you're brave to know how much is over for you.

I know about it because Larry and others have told me about it.

I appreciate that.

I'm sure they've ever since.

I'm hearing that.

That's right.

I'm enjoying it.

That's a great challenge.

It works.

It works out.

If you and Liz got me to go, I won't go.

It wasn't designed to go.

Oh, this is great.

He went to Stanford with a friend of mine.

That's right.

Thank you very much.

NARA Description

On March 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Robert C. Moot, and Mrs. Robert C. Moot met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:08 pm and 5:05 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 867-023 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 867-23

Date: March 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:08 pm and 5:05 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Moot; Stephen Bull and the White House
photographer were present at the beginning of the meeting.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                            Conversation No. 867-23 (cont’d)

       Photographs
            -Arrangements

       President's appreciation for job performance
             -Melvin R. Laird

       Moot's new job
            -Roger Lewis
            -Challenge
            -Lewis
                  -President's acquaintance
                        -Stanford University
                        -Jack Drown, David Packard

       David Packard

Mr. and Mrs. Moot left.

Also recorded on March 2, 1973

867-020 4:08 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:08 pm.
867-021 4:08 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Edwin S. Cohen, and Mrs. Cohen met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:08 pm and 5:05 pm.
867-022 4:08 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Harold Finger, and Mrs. Harold Finger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:08 pm and 5:05 pm.
867-024 4:08 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Richard F. Schubert, and Mrs. Richard F. Schubert met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:08 pm and 5:05 pm.
867-025 4:08 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles L. Ill, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:08 pm and 5:05 pm.
867-026 4:08 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Samuel Jackson, and Mrs. Samuel Jackson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:08 pm and 5:05 pm.
867-027 4:08 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Spencer Schedler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:08 pm and 5:05 pm.
867-028 4:08 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Richard Melich, and Mrs. Richard Melich met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:08 pm and 5:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 867-023, 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/867-023 (accessed October 12, 2026).