Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 887 › Conversation 887-020
Nixon & Bull on Administrative tasks and George P. Shultz
Thursday, March 22, 1973 · 3:43 PM–3:48 PM ET · Oval Office · 25 sec
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President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to handle administrative tasks and manage the President's immediate agenda. During this brief encounter, they processed official papers and documents requiring signature. The meeting concluded with preparations for the President's subsequent appointment with George P. Shultz.
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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 3:43 pm and 3:48 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 887-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 887-20
Date: March 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:43 pm and 3:48 pm
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President’s schedule
-Paper
-Items for signature
-Meeting with George P. Shultz
Bull left at an unknown time before 3:48 pm.Also recorded on March 22, 1973
- 044-014 3:28 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:28 pm.
- 887-021 3:43 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 3:48 pm.
- 044-015 3:48 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Pierre E. Trudeau talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:48 pm and 4:01 pm.
- 887-022 3:48 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Pierre E. Trudeau met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:48 pm and 4:01 pm.
- 044-016 4:01 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:01 pm and 4:02 pm.
- 887-023 4:01 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:01 pm.
- 887-024 4:01 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:01 pm.
- 044-017 4:02 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:02 pm and 4:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 887-020, 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/887-020 (accessed October 2, 2026).