Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 874 › Conversation 874-016

Nixon & Bull on William P. Rogers and Henry Kissinger

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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]; Bull, Stephen B.Conversation874-016 on Tape 874StartFriday, March 9, 1973 at 12:56 PMEndFriday, March 9, 1973 at 1:04 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 874-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull coordinated scheduling logistics for an upcoming meeting with Secretary of State William P. Rogers, with Henry Kissinger also under consideration. The discussion focused on finalizing a time slot between 2:00 and 2:30 PM, while briefly touching upon golf arrangements and potential delays concerning the Cost of Living Council. Bull was tasked with confirming the logistics to ensure the meeting proceeded as planned.

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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 874-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 874-16

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

The President met with an unknown man.

       Schedule
            -Stephen B. Bull

Bull entered and the unknown man left at an unknown time before 1:04 pm.

       Meeting with William P. Rogers
            -Time
            -Henry A. Kissinger
            -GOlf
            -Cost of Living Council [COLC]
                  -Delay

Bull left at an unknown time before 1:04 pm.
                                             -19-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                          Conversation No. 874-16 (cont’d)

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open anyway, so see if he can come in at, say, 2.15, see, 2.15, and he can, oh hell to a call, see if he can make it to Shackler Kitchen, and be sure he can come to, understand, sir, he can come at 2, and the latest at 2.30, and have him come, and he can go out and make all the arrangements.

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.
874-013 12:56 PM · 2 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.
874-014 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.
874-017 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 874-016, 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/874-016 (accessed November 1, 2026).