Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 878 › Conversation 878-004
Nixon & Bull on Administrative logistics
Tuesday, March 13, 1973 · 8:14 AM–11:00 AM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull and an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to discuss administrative logistics and daily scheduling matters. The brief encounter focused on reviewing the President’s upcoming agenda and managing office operations. No substantive policy decisions were recorded during this portion of the tape.
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NARA Description
On March 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:14 am and 11:00 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 878-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 878-4
Date: March 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:14 am and 11:00 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull [?] and an unknown person.
Bull’s schedule
Bull [?] and the unknown person left at an unknown time before 11:00 am.Also recorded on March 13, 1973
- 878-001 8:14 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:14 am and 11:00 am.
- 878-002 8:14 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:14 am and 11:00 am.
- 878-003 8:14 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:14 am and 11:00 am.
- 878-023 8:14 AM · 28 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:14 am and 11:00 am.
- 118-001 8:39 AM · 2 hr 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Republican Congresional leaders, including James T. Lynn, Joseph T. Sneed, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, John G. Tower, Norris Cotton, Wallace F. Bennett, William E. Brock, III, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John B. Anderson, William J. ("Jack") Edwards, John J. Rhodes, Barber B. Conable, Jr., Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, David T. Martin, Samuel L. Devine, George H. W. Bush, Roy L. Ash, John D. Ehrlichman, William E. Timmons, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Richard K. Cook, Thomas C. Korologos, Ronald L. Ziegler, Donald E. Santarelli, Henry E. Petersen, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:39 am and 11:00 am.
- 118-002 11:00 AM · 7 min — Recipients of the 1972 Management Improvement Award, including Brian Usilaner, Harold R. Baker, Reginald E. Cole, Fred R. Boyett, Glenn R. Dickerson, Capt. William D. Harkins, Col. A. L. Schalbrack, John V. Vinciguerra, Mary Olmstead, B. N. McVay, Bernard E. Kelly, Reginald Johnson, Joseph Perry, Charles McMillan, Earl L. Butz, William P. Rogers, Willliam E. Simon, Elliot L. Richardson, Dixy Lee Ray, Carl Kamp, Caspar ("Cap") Weinberger, Arthur F. Sampson, Roy L. Ash, Robert E. Hampton, Norman Peterson, and Gen. B. A. Schriever, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 12:03 pm.
- 878-005 11:00 AM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and George H. W. Bush met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 11:16 am.
- 878-006 11:16 AM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:16 am and 11:35 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 878-004, March 13, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/878-004 (accessed October 23, 2026).