Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 888 › Conversation 888-003

Nixon & Bull on Administrative Tasks and Lindy Boggs

Tuesday, March 27, 1973 · 9:44 AM–9:47 AM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation888-003 on Tape 888StartTuesday, March 27, 1973 at 9:44 AMEndTuesday, March 27, 1973 at 9:47 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 888-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to conduct routine administrative business in the Oval Office. The primary focus of the discussion concerned the processing of documents requiring the President’s signature and the final scheduling details for the upcoming swearing-in ceremony of Congresswoman Corrine C. (“Lindy”) Boggs. The meeting concluded after these brief logistical arrangements were addressed.

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Sure.

Yeah.

And it's all right.

This is Bob.

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NARA Description

On March 27, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:44 am and 9:47 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 888-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 888-3

Date: March 27, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:44 am and 9:47 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       Items for President's signature

       President's schedule
             -Meeting with Congresswoman Corrine C. (“Lindy”) Boggs
                    -Swearing-in
                    -Family members
                    -Time

Bull left at 9:47 am.

Also recorded on March 27, 1973

888-001 8:29 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:29 am and 8:54 am.
888-002 8:54 AM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:54 am to 9:44 am.
888-004 9:47 AM · 1 hr 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:47 am to 10:55 am.
888-005 10:55 AM · 21 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 2:57 pm.
423-001 10:58 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:58 am and 11:07 am.
423-014 10:58 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:58 am and 11:07 am.
423-003 11:00 AM · 2 hr 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Sally Inge, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, Pierre E. Trudeau, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm.
044-018 11:07 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 11:08 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 888-003, March 27, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/888-003 (accessed October 2, 2026).