Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 874 › Conversation 874-009
Nixon & Bull on Crime policy and Drug policy
Friday, March 9, 1973 · 9:54 AM–9:57 AM ET · Oval Office · 27 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the finalization of a speech addressing crime and drug policy. The discussion focused on John D. Ehrlichman’s edits and the urgency of meeting a deadline for the President’s signature. The brief meeting concluded after an unidentified individual joined the group to discuss logistics regarding the President’s schedule and location.
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NARA Description
On March 9, 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 9:54 am and 9:57 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 874-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 874-9
Date: March 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:54 am and 9:57 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President’s speech on crime, drugs
-John D. Ehrlichman’s editing
-Deadline
President's signature
-Delay
-6-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
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Conversation No. 874-9 (cont’d)
An unknown man entered at an unknown time after 9:54 am.
President’s location
Greeting
The President, Bull, and the unknown man left at 9:57 am.Also recorded on March 9, 1973
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- 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.
- 874-008 9:52 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:52 am and 9:54 am.
- 874-028 9:54 AM · 20 sec — unknown person(s) and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 12:15 pm.
- 117-007 10:00 AM · 2 hr 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William P. Rogers, William E. Simon, Elliot L. Richardson, Richard G. Kleindienst, John C. Whitaker, Earl L. Butz, Frederick B. Dent, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, James T. Lynn, Claude S. Brinegar, Roy L. Ash, Anne L. Armstrong, John A. Scali, George H. W. Bush, Donald E. Johnson, William D. Ruckelshaus, Herbert Stein, Russell E. Train, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Peter M. Flanigan, William E. Timmons, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Herbert G. Klein, Leonard Garment, Ronald L. Ziegler, Richard A. Moore, Arthur J. Sohmer, Kenneth W. Clawson, William J. Baroody, Jr., David N. Parker, David R. Gergen, Stanley S. Scott, Franklin R. Gannon, John S. Guthrie, Jr., Tod R. Hullin, Patrick J. Buchanan, Lawrence M. Higby, Raymond K. Price, Jr., and Frederic V. Malek, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 3:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 874-009, 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/874-009 (accessed October 5, 2026).