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Nixon & Bull on Soviet Union and Diplomatic relations

Friday, March 30, 1973 · 10:44 AM–11:10 AM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation890-013 on Tape 890StartFriday, March 30, 1973 at 10:44 AMEndFriday, March 30, 1973 at 11:10 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 890-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to review and coordinate the President's upcoming daily schedule. The primary focus of the discussion was the logistical arrangements for Nixon's scheduled meeting with the Minister of Culture from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. This brief administrative consultation served to ensure the President was prepared for his impending diplomatic engagement.

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It's okay, Jacob.
It's okay.

NARA Description

On March 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:44 am and 11:10 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 890-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 890-13

Date: March 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:44 am and 11:10 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       President's schedule
             -Meeting with Union of Soviet Socialist Republic minister of culture

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:10 am.

Also recorded on March 30, 1973

  • 890-009 10:44 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:44 am and 11:10 am.
  • 890-010 10:44 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:44 am and 11:10 am.
  • 890-011 10:44 AM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:44 am and 11:10 am.
  • 890-012 10:44 AM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:44 am and 11:10 am.
  • 890-014 10:44 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:44 am and 11:10 am.
  • 890-037 10:44 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:44 am and 11:10 am.
  • 890-015 11:10 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, Roger E. Johnson, Alla Burtrova, Cyril Muromcew, and Yekaterina Furtseva met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:10 am to 11:29 am.
  • 890-016 11:30 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, James H. Cavanaugh, and Donald E. Johnson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:30 am to 11:39 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 890-013, March 30, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/890-013 (accessed October 5, 2026).