Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 874 › Conversation 874-013

Nixon & Bull on William P. Rogers and Drug abuse policy

Friday, March 9, 1973 · 12:56 PM–1:04 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]; Bull, Stephen B.Conversation874-013 on Tape 874StartFriday, March 9, 1973 at 12:56 PMEndFriday, March 9, 1973 at 1:04 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 874-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unknown individual and later Stephen B. Bull to coordinate administrative tasks and logistical planning. Discussions centered on the President's upcoming schedule, including appointments and a potential meeting with Secretary of State William P. Rogers, as well as the finalization of a speech regarding crime and drug abuse. Specific action items included clearing the President's Monday schedule and reviewing the final draft of the law enforcement address.

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Yes.

So just a suggestion was that if you would like to do that, you can arrange for a helicopter to go from someplace out of burning tree or an equal observatory someplace out of burning tree.

I can't do that.

NARA Description

On March 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:04 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 874-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 874-13

Date: March 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:56 pm and 1:04 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

        President's schedule
              -Request to see Ronald L. Ziegler

The unknown man left and Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time before 1:04 pm.

        Speech on law enforcement and drug abuse
             -John D. Ehrlichman

        President's schedule
              -Dentist's appointment
                     -Time
              -Sunday
              -Clear schedule for Monday

        William P. Rogers
              -Call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
              -Meeting with President
                     -Location
                          -Burning Tree
                          -Helicopter
                          -Naval Observatory

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                       NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                                           Conversation No. 874-13 (cont’d)

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        President’s speech on crime, drugs
              -Quotations
              -Final draft
                    -Review

Bull left at an unknown time before 1:04 pm.

Also recorded on March 9, 1973

037-066 12:56 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:04 pm.
874-014 12:56 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:04 pm.
874-015 12:56 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:04 pm.
874-016 12:56 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:04 pm.
874-017 12:56 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:04 pm.
037-067 1:04 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:05 pm.
874-018 1:04 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:05 pm.
874-019 1:05 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 874-013, 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/874-013 (accessed October 5, 2026).