Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 868 › Conversation 868-017
Nixon & Bull on White House scheduling and Rolf Pauls
Saturday, March 3, 1973 · 2:45 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull reviewed various logistical and scheduling matters, including upcoming social arrangements, personal errands, and the arrival of Bebe Rebozo. The discussion included planning for a birthday gift for First Lady Pat Nixon and coordinating travel for Julie Nixon Eisenhower. Additionally, the participants addressed diplomatic protocol regarding the farewell for West German Ambassador Rolf Pauls and arrangements for a meeting with H.R. Haldeman.
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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 2:45 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 868-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 868-17
Date: March 3, 1973
Time: 2:45 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
[First name unknown] Sullivan
Schedule
-Press [?]
Envelopes
-Number
-Invitation [?]
Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo's arrival
-Time
Paintings of President, Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
-Rose Mary Woods’s office
-Mrs. Nixon’s birthday present
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Camp David
-Woods’s invitation
-Trip to Washington
Ambassador Rolf Pauls of West Germany
-Future assignment
-51-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 868-17 (cont’d)
-Peoples' Republic of China [PRC]
-Peking
-Farewell party
-Henry A. Kissinger
-William P. Rogers
-Press Club
President's departure from Oval Office
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Meeting with President
Bull left at an unknown time before 2:45 pm.Also recorded on March 3, 1973
- 868-016 2:07 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:07 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 868-023 2:07 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:07 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 868-018 2:45 PM · 49 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:45 pm to 3:27 pm.
- 868-019 3:27 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 3:27 pm.
- 868-020 3:27 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:27 pm and 3:45 pm.
- 416-019 4:07 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:07 pm and 4:10 pm.
- 416-020 4:07 PM · 13 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 4:07 pm and 4:10 pm.
- 416-023 4:07 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:07 pm and 4:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 868-017, 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/868-017 (accessed October 1, 2026).