Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 886 › Conversation 886-017

Nixon & Bull on Rose Mary Woods and White House Staff

Wednesday, March 21, 1973 · 1:05 PM–1:06 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation886-017 on Tape 886StartWednesday, March 21, 1973 at 1:05 PMEndWednesday, March 21, 1973 at 1:06 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 886-017 ↗

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to facilitate a private meeting with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. The primary purpose of this brief interaction was for the President to coordinate scheduling for his discussion with Woods. No further policy or administrative actions were recorded during this session.

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Rose, would you have a couple of things to discuss with me?
I'd like to see her.

On March 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:06 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 886-017 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 886-17

Date: March 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:05 pm and 1:06 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       President's meeting with Rose Mary Woods

Stephen Bull left at an unknown time before 1:06 pm.
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                       NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
  • 886-015 12:54 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:54 pm to 1:05 pm.
  • 886-016 1:05 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:06 pm.
  • 886-018 1:06 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:06 pm to 1:20 pm.
  • 037-183 1:21 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:21 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 421-001 1:21 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:21 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 421-002 1:21 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:21 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 886-019 1:21 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:21 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 886-020 1:21 PM · 13 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:21 pm and 11:59 pm.

Conversation 886-017, March 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/886-017 (accessed October 12, 2026).