Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 885 › Conversation 885-004

Nixon & Bull on Skopel and Presidential correspondence

Tuesday, March 20, 1973 · 5:40 PM–5:45 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation885-004 on Tape 885StartTuesday, March 20, 1973 at 5:40 PMEndTuesday, March 20, 1973 at 5:45 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 885-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to briefly discuss geographical or situational details concerning a specific location identified as Skopel. The exchange appears to be a follow-up inquiry regarding information or correspondence the President had previously reviewed. No major policy decisions were reached during this short interaction before Bull’s departure.

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Did you see it, uh, the town of Skopel, the name of the place?

NARA Description

On March 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:40 pm and 5:45 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 885-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 885-4

Date: March 20, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:40 pm and 5:45 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
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                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                          Conversation No. 885-3 (cont’d)

       President's meeting with Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft

Bull left before 5:45 pm.

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  • 037-172 5:39 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 5:39 pm to 5:40 pm.
  • 885-002 5:39 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:39 pm.
  • 885-003 5:39 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:39 pm and 5:40 pm.
  • 885-005 5:40 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:40 pm and 5:45 pm.
  • 885-006 5:45 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 5:59 pm.
  • 885-007 6:00 PM · 1 hr 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:00 pm to 7:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 885-004, 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/885-004 (accessed October 2, 2026).