Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 887 › Conversation 887-003

Nixon & Bull on Subcabinet briefing and White House staff

Thursday, March 22, 1973 · 8:01 AM–8:44 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation887-003 on Tape 887StartThursday, March 22, 1973 at 8:01 AMEndThursday, March 22, 1973 at 8:44 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 887-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull reviewed the President's upcoming daily schedule, focusing primarily on a briefing for subcabinet officers. The discussion covered logistics for the briefing, including the room configuration, and addressed administrative tasks such as a scheduled call to Lindy Boggs and various meetings with staff and Cabinet members. Bull confirmed his attendance at the subcabinet briefing to assist with proceedings as the session commenced.

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Right.
Will, can you go over to John?
I heard about it.
You're going to be over there at the beginning?
Yes, sir.
That's what I was going to say.
It's basically a sub-cabinet in the commission land, so it's more or less an open room.
It's an open room now.

NARA Description

On March 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:01 am and 8:44 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 887-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 887-3

Date: March 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:01 am and 8:44 am
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       President’s schedule
             -Briefing for subcabinet officers
             -Call to Corinne C. (“Lindy”) Boggs
                    -Purpose
             -Meetings
                    -William P. Rogers
                    -Kenneth R. Cole, Jr.
                    -John D. Ehrlichman
                    -Subcabinet officers
                          -White House staff members
             -Briefing for subcabinet officers
                    -Preparations

Bull left at an unknown time before 8:44 am.

Also recorded on March 22, 1973

  • 887-001 8:01 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:01 am and 8:44 am.
  • 887-002 8:01 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:01 am and 8:44 am.
  • 887-004 8:01 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:01 am and 8:44 am.
  • 044-001 9:06 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Corrine ("Lindy") (Clairborne) Boggs talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:06 am and 9:07 am.
  • 422-016 9:06 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Corrine ("Lindy") (Clairborne) Boggs met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:06 am to 9:07 am.
  • 422-017 9:07 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:07 am and 9:08 am.
  • 044-002 9:08 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 9:09 am.
  • 422-018 9:08 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:08 am to 9:09 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 887-003, March 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/887-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).