Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 869 › Conversation 869-016

Nixon & Bull on Jerry V. Wilson and John D. Ehrlichman

Tuesday, March 6, 1973 · 12:00 PM–12:19 PM ET · Oval Office · 28 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation869-016 on Tape 869StartTuesday, March 6, 1973 at 12:00 PMEndTuesday, March 6, 1973 at 12:19 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 869-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the scheduling and sequence of upcoming official meetings. The discussion focused on managing the arrival and logistics for briefings involving Metropolitan Police Chief Jerry V. Wilson, John D. Ehrlichman, and Henry A. Kissinger. This interaction served to organize the President’s immediate agenda and ensure the efficient movement of key advisors and personnel through the Oval Office.

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Is he ready?

Did you want to see the secretary?

Let's see him, sir.

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 12:00 pm and 12:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 869-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 869-16

Date: March 6, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:00 pm and 12:19 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       Chief Jerry V. Wilson
             -Arrival
             -Meeting with President and John D. Ehrlichman
             -John D. Ehrlichman
                   -Arrival

       President’s meeting with Henry A. Kissinger

       Meeting with a secretary

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:19 pm.

Also recorded on March 6, 1973

869-011 11:20 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 11:49 am.
869-012 11:20 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 11:49 am.
869-013 11:49 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Dean, III met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:49 am to 12:00 pm.
869-014 12:00 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 pm and 12:19 pm.
869-015 12:00 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 pm and 12:19 pm.
869-017 12:19 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, John D. Ehrlichman, Jerry V. Wilson, Geoffrey C. Shepard, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:19 pm to 12:46 pm.
869-024 12:40 PM · 54 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 2:40 pm.
869-018 12:46 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 12:48 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 869-016, 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/869-016 (accessed October 12, 2026).