Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 884 › Conversation 884-022

Nixon, Cole & Bull on Republican National Committee and Public relations

Tuesday, March 20, 1973 · 3:19 PM–3:26 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Cole, Kenneth R., Jr.; Bull, Stephen B.Conversation884-022 on Tape 884StartTuesday, March 20, 1973 at 3:19 PMEndTuesday, March 20, 1973 at 3:26 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 884-022 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., and Stephen B. Bull reviewed the President’s remaining schedule for the week, ultimately deciding to clear the calendar of additional meetings to prioritize other administrative objectives. During the brief discussion, Cole requested that the President pose for a photograph to be featured on an upcoming Republican National Committee publication. Bull also presented an additional document requiring the President’s signature.

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Also, George Bush has requested a photograph of yourself reading the RNC publication for the next cover.
I've got all the information on this right now.
What's the top of the page?
Nothing else.
There's no meetings.
We have no more meetings for the rest of the week in the evidence.
No, because we need them cleared out for other things.
This week, we're in a race.

NARA Description

On March 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:19 pm and 3:26 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 884-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 884-22

Date: March 20, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:19 pm and 3:26 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Kenneth R. Cole [?].

       President's schedule
             -Meeting with George H. W. Bush, William T. Cahill, and Linwood Holton
                    -Length
                         -Conclusion
             -Photographs for Republican National Committee [RNC] publications

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 3:19 pm.

       Item for President's signature

       President's schedule
             -Meetings for rest of week

Cole [?] and Bull left at an unknown time before 3:26 pm.

Also recorded on March 20, 1973

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  • 884-018 2:31 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 3:11 pm.
  • 884-025 2:31 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 2:31 pm and 3:11 pm.
  • 037-170 3:10 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:10 pm to 3:19 pm.
  • 884-019 3:11 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 3:11 pm and 3:16 pm.
  • 884-020 3:16 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:16 pm and 3:19 pm.
  • 884-021 3:19 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:19 pm and 3:26 pm.
  • 884-023 3:26 PM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George H. W. Bush, Linwood Holton, William T. Cahill, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., unknown person(s), John D. Ehrlichman, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:26 pm to 4:26 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 884-022, March 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/884-022 (accessed October 2, 2026).