Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 874 › Conversation 874-005
Nixon & Bull on White House scheduling and Staff protocol
Friday, March 9, 1973 · 9:26 AM–9:52 AM ET · Oval Office · 26 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to discuss administrative protocols and the logistics of upcoming White House meetings. The discussion centered on establishing proper procedures for scheduling, specifically focusing on the hierarchical distinctions between staff assistants and officers. Nixon sought to clarify attendee protocols involving senior aides like H. R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman to streamline executive operations.
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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 874-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 874-5
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
-Meetings
-Protocol
-Attendees
-Officers compared to assistants
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman
-Lawrence M. Higby, Richard A. Hauser [?]
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.
- 874-002 9:26 AM · 4 min — 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.
- 874-003 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.
- 874-006 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 874-005, 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/874-005 (accessed October 5, 2026).