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Nixon & Bull on Speechwriting and Television production

Friday, March 9, 1973 · 1:40 PM–2:03 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation874-025 on Tape 874StartFriday, March 9, 1973 at 1:40 PMEndFriday, March 9, 1973 at 2:03 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 874-025 ↗

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President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to review and refine a draft of an upcoming speech. The discussion centered on specific revisions to the text and coordination regarding the logistics of the television taping for the address. Ultimately, the President provided his formal approval of the document to finalize the preparations.

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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 1:40 pm and 2:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 874-025 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 874-25

Date: March 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:40 pm and 2:03 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       Draft of a speech
             -Original
                    -Revisions
                         -Television [TV] taping

       President’s approval of something

Bull left at an unknown time before 2:03 pm.
                                            -26-

                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 874-25 (cont’d)

Also recorded on March 9, 1973

874-021 1:35 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:35 pm to 1:40 pm.
874-022 1:40 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:03 pm.
874-023 1:40 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:03 pm.
874-024 1:40 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:03 pm.
874-027 1:40 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:03 pm.
874-026 2:03 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:03 pm and 2:10 pm.
874-029 2:10 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 3:10 pm.
037-068 2:12 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:12 pm and 2:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 874-025, 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/874-025 (accessed October 5, 2026).