Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 891 › Conversation 891-008
Nixon & Bull on Presidential Staff and Documentation
Monday, April 9, 1973 · 6:21 PM–6:29 PM ET · Oval Office · 32 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to discuss scheduling matters involving an unidentified individual. The brief exchange touched upon the individual's availability, including a reference to a symphony performance. Additionally, the President requested specific documentation to be prepared for the following day.
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NARA Description
On April 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:21 pm and 6:29 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 891-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 891-8
Date: April 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:21 pm and 6:29 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President’s request for unknown man
-Unknown man’s schedule
-Symphony
President’s request
-Paper for tomorrow [?]
Bull left at an unknown time before 6:29 pm.Also recorded on April 9, 1973
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- 891-007 5:03 PM · 1 hr 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Flynn, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, White House photographer, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, and James Keogh met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:03 pm to 6:21 pm.
- 044-114 6:13 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and James Keogh talked on the telephone from 6:13 pm to 6:15 pm.
- 891-009 6:21 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:21 pm and 6:29 pm.
- 891-010 6:21 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:21 pm and 6:29 pm.
- 891-012 6:21 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:21 pm and 6:29 pm.
- 891-013 6:21 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:21 pm and 6:29 pm.
- 425-045 6:34 PM · 1 hr 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:34 pm to 7:47 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 891-008, April 9, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/891-008 (accessed October 5, 2026).