Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 890 › Conversation 890-022

Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and White House administration

Friday, March 30, 1973 · 12:30 PM–12:32 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation890-022 on Tape 890StartFriday, March 30, 1973 at 12:30 PMEndFriday, March 30, 1973 at 12:32 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 890-022 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to handle administrative tasks and briefings. The brief exchange focused on securing the President’s signature on pending documentation and discussing logistics regarding an upcoming trip for Henry Kissinger. The interaction concluded rapidly as the participants departed to address these immediate logistical matters.

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Come on, let's go.
Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.

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 12:30 pm and 12:32 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 890-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 890-22

Date: March 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:30 pm and 12:32 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                            Conversation No. 890-22 (cont’d)

       Item for the President's signature

       Message

       Henry A. Kissinger
            -Trip

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:32 pm.

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  • 890-024 12:56 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 12:58 pm.
  • 890-025 12:56 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 12:58 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 890-022, 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/890-022 (accessed October 5, 2026).