Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 872 › Conversation 872-004

Nixon & Bull on Bob Hope and Administrative tasks

Thursday, March 8, 1973 · 11:44 AM–11:55 AM ET · Oval Office · 56 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation872-004 on Tape 872StartThursday, March 8, 1973 at 11:44 AMEndThursday, March 8, 1973 at 11:55 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 872-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to review administrative items and prioritize pending tasks. The discussion included an update on a telephone communication involving entertainer Bob Hope. No significant policy decisions were made, and Bull was instructed to handle the remaining correspondence.

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None of this has priority.

All right, I'll get the book.

Let's see.

Let's go.

Oh, he did not call.

Would you like me to pursue his turn?

I think that was the one.

All right.

It's all right.

NARA Description

On March 8, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:44 am and 11:55 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 872-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 872-4

Date: March 8, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:44 am and 11:55 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       Some items for President
           -Priority

       Leslie T. (“Bob”) Hope
             -Telephone call

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:55 am.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                               Conversation No. 872-23 (cont’d)

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 872-004, March 8, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/872-004 (accessed October 6, 2026).