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Nixon & Bull on Brent G. Scowcroft

Thursday, March 22, 1973 · 12:53 PM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation887-017 on Tape 887StartThursday, March 22, 1973 at 12:53 PMEndThursday, March 22, 1973 at 12:53 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 887-017 ↗

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met briefly in the Oval Office to coordinate the President's upcoming schedule. The primary focus of the discussion concerned the President's meeting with General Brent G. Scowcroft. Bull departed the office immediately following this administrative briefing.

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On March 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:53 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 887-017 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 887-17

Date: March 22, 1973
Time: 12:53 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

        President's schedule
              -Meeting with Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft

Bull left at 12:53 pm.
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  • 887-015 12:47 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:47 pm and 12:48 pm.
  • 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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Conversation 887-017, 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/887-017 (accessed October 2, 2026).