Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 869 › Conversation 869-003

Nixon & Bull on Diplomatic protocol and Administrative affairs

Tuesday, March 6, 1973 · 8:06 AM–8:20 AM ET · Oval Office · 35 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation869-003 on Tape 869StartTuesday, March 6, 1973 at 8:06 AMEndTuesday, March 6, 1973 at 8:20 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 869-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to review a series of incoming administrative messages. The discussion focused primarily on feedback regarding diplomats’ views on official meeting protocols, specifically addressing questions about the attendance of spouses at professional gatherings. No major policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.

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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 869-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 869-3

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

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       Messages received

       Diplomats' views
            -Attendance at meetings
                  -Wives [?]

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

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 869-003, March 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/869-003 (accessed October 1, 2026).