Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 869 › Conversation 869-001

Nixon & Bull on Sudanese ministers and Earl L. Butz

Tuesday, March 6, 1973 · 8:06 AM–8:20 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation869-001 on Tape 869StartTuesday, March 6, 1973 at 8:06 AMEndTuesday, March 6, 1973 at 8:20 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 869-001 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417182787 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the scheduling of upcoming executive appointments and official functions. The discussion primarily focused on arranging a meeting with Sudanese ministers, including the timing and the delivery of condolences, as well as a separate meeting with Secretary of Agriculture Earl L. Butz. Additionally, the participants addressed protocol concerns regarding Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler’s attendance at a luncheon where Representative Paul N. 'Pete' McCloskey, Jr. would be present.

Presidential scheduling
Sudanese ministers
Earl L. Butz
Ronald L. Ziegler
Pete McCloskey

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NARA Description

On March 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:06 am and 8:20 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 869-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 869-1

Date: March 6, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:06 am and 8:20 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       President's schedule
             -Meeting with Sudanese ministers
                    -Time
                    -Condolences
                    -Scheduling
             -Meeting with Earl L. Butz on March 6, 1973

       Ronald L. Ziegler
            -Attendance at luncheon
                  -Paul N. ("Pete") McCloskey, Jr.
                         -Presence

Bull left at an unknown time before 8:20 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 869-001, March 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417182787). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/869-001 (accessed November 15, 2026).