Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 887 › Conversation 887-021
Nixon & Bull on Pierre E. Trudeau and Executive administration
Thursday, March 22, 1973 · 3:43 PM–3:48 PM ET · Oval Office · 25 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to conduct administrative business and manage the presidential schedule. The discussion focused on coordinating a scheduled telephone call with Canadian Prime Minister Pierre E. Trudeau and processing various official documents requiring the President’s signature. This brief interaction served primarily to facilitate executive workflow and ensure the President remained current with his immediate appointments.
- Presidential schedule
- Stephen B. Bull
- Pierre E. Trudeau
- Executive administration
- Document signature
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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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 887-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 887-21
Date: March 22, 1973
Time: Unknown after 3:43 and 3:48 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President’s schedule
-Telephone call from Pierre E. Trudeau
-Items for signature
Bull left at an unknown time before 3:48.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.
- 887-020 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 887-021, 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/887-021 (accessed October 2, 2026).