Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 887 › Conversation 887-011

Nixon, Farrell & Bull on Photo opportunity and Mrs. Bruce Bedford

Thursday, March 22, 1973 · 12:27 PM ET · Oval Office · 51 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Farrell, Michael J.Conversation887-011 on Tape 887StartThursday, March 22, 1973 at 12:27 PMEndThursday, March 22, 1973 at 12:27 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 887-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull and Michael J. Farrell to verify the list of former presidents he had previously met for an upcoming photo opportunity with Mrs. Bruce Bedford. The participants confirmed that Nixon had encountered five former presidents, ranging from Herbert Hoover through Lyndon B. Johnson. They also discussed logistical arrangements for the meeting, including the specific seating configuration at the President's desk for the session.

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Thank you, Mr. President.
As far as we can recollect, you would have met five presidents, Hoover, and then Truman through Johnson.
I don't know if you've met any other commissioners on the issue of the FBI.
So probably just those five.
Mrs. Binnifred is quite able to get around and get to the photo opportunity.
President, you might want to consider having a sit at your desk.

NARA Description

On March 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Michael J. Farrell met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:27 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 887-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 887-11

Date: March 22, 1973
Time: 12:27 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull and Michael J. Farrell.

        President's schedule
              -Meeting with Mrs. Bruce Bedford
                     -President’s meetings with former presidents
                           -Herbert C. Hoover, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F.
                            Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson
                                 -Franklin D. Roosevelt
                     -Seating for photographs

Bull and Farrell left at 12:27 pm.

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  • 887-012 12:27 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Michael J. Farrell, and Mrs. Bruce Bedford, III met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:27 pm to 12:32 pm.
  • 887-013 12:32 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Max L. Friedersdorf, and Caldwell Butler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:32 pm to 12:35 pm.
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  • 887-016 12:49 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Herbert G. Klein, Tom Hall, Mrs. Tom Hall, Hall, and Mrs. Herbert G. Klein met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:49 pm to 12:53 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 887-011, 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/887-011 (accessed October 2, 2026).