Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 874 › Conversation 874-002
Nixon & Bull on White House logistics and Cost of Living Council
Friday, March 9, 1973 · 9:26 AM–9:52 AM ET · Oval Office · 4 min
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President Nixon met with aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate his daily schedule and manage upcoming administrative tasks. The discussion focused on logistical arrangements for presidential speeches on crime and drugs, as well as the scheduling of meetings involving cabinet members and the Cost of Living Council. Additionally, the pair addressed appointments with White House Fellows and members of Congress, with the President emphasizing the need for efficiency in managing his time and personal interactions.
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NARA Description
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.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
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
-2-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
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.Also recorded on March 9, 1973
- 037-064 9:26 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:26 am.
- 037-065 9:26 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:26 am and 9:52 am.
- 874-001 9:26 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:26 am.
- 874-003 9:26 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:26 am and 9:52 am.
- 874-004 9:26 AM · 48 sec — 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.
- 874-005 9:26 AM · 26 sec — 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.
- 874-006 9:26 AM · 12 sec — 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.
- 874-007 9:26 AM · 18 sec — 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 874-002, March 9, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/874-002 (accessed October 25, 2026).