President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to review and revise the text of an upcoming speech concerning law enforcement policy. The discussion focused on substantive edits, including the removal of references to the assault of police officers and the addition of material distinguishing federal jurisdiction from local authority. Specifically, they debated the comparison between federal officers and prison guards, with Nixon directing Bull to consult David R. Gergen for further clarification.
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 1:05 pm and 1:35 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 874-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 874-19
Date: March 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:05 pm and 1:35 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Material for speech
Law enforcement speech
-Editing
-Deletion
-Assault of police office
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-Local compared to Federal jurisdiction
-Insertion
-Federal officers
-Compared to prison guards
-Question for David R. Gergen
-Assault of police offices
Bull left at an unknown time before 1:35 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.