Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 868 › Conversation 868-001
Nixon & Bull on White House staff and David R. Gergen
Saturday, March 3, 1973 · 9:10 AM–9:17 AM ET · Oval Office · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met briefly in the Oval Office to review the President’s upcoming schedule. The primary focus of the discussion was confirming the timing and arrangements for meetings with White House staffers David R. Gergen and Raymond K. Price, Jr. No major policy decisions were made during this logistical briefing.
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NARA Description
On March 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:17 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 868-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 868-1
Date: March 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:10 am and 9:17 am
Location: Oval Office
Stephen B. Bull [?] entered at an unknown time.
Schedule
-David R. Gergen
-Raymond K. Price, Jr.
Bull left at an unknown time before 9:17 amAlso recorded on March 3, 1973
- 037-039 9:10 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:17 am.
- 868-002 9:10 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:17 am.
- 868-003 9:10 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:17 am.
- 868-004 9:10 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:17 am.
- 037-040 9:17 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William J. Baroody, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:17 am to 9:19 am.
- 868-005 9:17 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:17 am and 9:19 am.
- 868-006 9:19 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:19 am and 9:49 am.
- 868-007 9:40 AM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 10:05 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 868-001, March 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/868-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).