Conversation 874-002

TapeTape 874StartFriday, March 9, 1973 at 9:26 AMEndFriday, March 9, 1973 at 9:52 AMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Recording deviceOval Office

On March 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:26 am and 9:52 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 874-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 874-2

Date: March 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:26 am and 9:52 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       President's schedule
             -Change of speech
             -Taping
             -Meeting with John T. Dunlop, William E. Simon, John D. Ehrlichman, Herbert
              Stein
                    -Cost of Living Council [COLC]
                    -Treasury Department
                    -Cancellation [?]
                    -Time arrangements
             -Time of meeting with White House Fellows [?]
             -Crime, drugs speech
                    -Preparation
                    -Taping
                    -Editing
                    -Scheduling
                    -Time
                    -Preparation
             -Meeting with William P. Rogers
                    -Arrangements, place
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                                                              Conversation No. 874-2 (cont’d)

             -Swearing-in ceremony
             -Janet J. Johnston
             -Meeting with Congressmen, Senators
             -Meeting with White House Fellows
                   -Length
             -White House Photographers Association

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:52 am.

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Let's see.
I would like to see...
Well, that may be it.
You see, there are all the people that are going to go to watch.
The trouble is, I'm going to have to get the speech.
I can take the speech tomorrow morning.
Right?
You can take it tomorrow or this afternoon, just before you leave.
I want to be sure we all come here.
When I leave for 1230, I'm going to see what he's doing.
Maybe tomorrow we'll go to lunch.
They should come at 8.
There's no question you might want to see me.
None of this stuff is important.
You know, Janet Johnson.
I've yet to receive Janet Johnson.
She should have been put on.
I can't believe she was.
There's no more of that now.
No more, no more of that.
They're almost just going to get them in here and get their ass out.
That's a picture of them.
No, don't grab them around.
I can't drop them.
It's okay.
Go ahead.
I'll get that out of the way.
I'll try to get something out, but I should see the... Let me guess, it's just half the... Half the...
The other's at 3 o'clock.
Is that that far?
Seriously?
Yeah, that's about 3 o'clock.
3 o'clock.