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Nixon & Bull on Ronald L. Ziegler and Press Relations

Saturday, March 3, 1973 · 3:27 PM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation868-019 on Tape 868StartSaturday, March 3, 1973 at 3:27 PMEndSaturday, March 3, 1973 at 3:27 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 868-019 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417182777 ↗

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On March 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 3:27 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 868-019 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 868-19
Date: March 3, 1973
Time: 3:27 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       Ronald L. Ziegler
            -Meeting with President

Bull left at 3:27 pm.

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Yeah, he just was in the office here.
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  • 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.
  • 868-020 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.
  • 416-021 4:10 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:10 pm.
  • 416-022 4:10 PM · 31 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 4:10 pm and 5:18 pm.

Conversation 868-019, March 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417182777). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/868-019 (accessed November 15, 2026).