Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 870 › Conversation 870-009

Nixon & Bull on Administrative tasks and Speechwriting

Tuesday, March 6, 1973 · 6:05 PM–7:01 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation870-009 on Tape 870StartTuesday, March 6, 1973 at 6:05 PMEndTuesday, March 6, 1973 at 7:01 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 870-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull and an unidentified woman to handle administrative tasks in the Oval Office. The discussion centered on the review and signing of official documents, including a draft of a speech involving Rose Mary Woods. The meeting concluded after the completion of these routine clerical duties.

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Try again, son.

Oh, my God.

Thank you.

NARA Description

On March 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:05 pm and 7:01 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 870-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 870-9

Date: March 6, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:05 pm and 7:01 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull and an unknown woman.

       Item for President’s signature
             -Rose Mary Woods [?]

       Some typing
            -A speech
                 -Time for draft

Bull and the unknown woman left at an unknown time before 7:01 pm.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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870-006 6:00 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:00 pm and 6:05 pm.
870-007 6:05 PM · 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:05 pm and 7:01 pm.
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870-010 6:05 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:05 pm and 7:01 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 870-009, 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/870-009 (accessed October 6, 2026).