Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 876 › Conversation 876-010
Nixon & Bull on Personnel and White House Staffing
Monday, March 12, 1973 · 3:06 PM–3:08 PM ET · Oval Office · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to review a list of individuals, specifically inquiring about those who remained. The brief exchange focused on vetting personnel or associates, as evidenced by the President's request to identify the remaining names. No specific decisions were finalized during this short window, though the discussion served as a follow-up on staffing or administrative personnel matters.
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NARA Description
On March 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:06 pm and 3:08 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 876-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 876-10
Date: March 12, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:06 pm and 3:08 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
William E. Timmons
Bull left at an unknown time before 3:08 pm.Also recorded on March 12, 1973
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- 037-096 2:38 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 2:38 pm to 2:41 pm.
- 876-011 3:08 PM · 2 hr 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Col. Robinson Risner, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:08 pm to 4:34 pm.
- 876-012 4:24 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:24 pm and 6:34 pm.
- 876-013 4:24 PM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Jeremiah A. Denton, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:24 pm and 6:34 pm.
- 877-001 4:40 PM · 1 hr 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Jeremiah A. Denton, Jr., Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:40 pm to 6:34 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 876-010, March 12, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/876-010 (accessed October 5, 2026).