Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 893 › Conversation 893-008

Nixon & Bull on H.R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman

Wednesday, April 11, 1973 · 10:59 AM–11:05 AM ET · Oval Office · 37 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation893-008 on Tape 893StartWednesday, April 11, 1973 at 10:59 AMEndWednesday, April 11, 1973 at 11:05 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 893-008 ↗

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate upcoming logistical arrangements for his senior staff. The discussion centered on scheduling future meetings with H.R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman. The primary purpose of the session was to manage the President's calendar and ensure access for his top advisors.

Download MP3 · 1.1 MB

No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.

On April 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 11:05 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 893-008 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 893-8

Date: April 11, 1973
Time: Unknown after 10:59 am and 11:05 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     President’s schedule
           -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
                 -Haldeman’s schedule
                       -Forthcoming meeting
           -John D. Ehrlichman
                 -Forthcoming meeting

Stephen Bull left at an unknown time before 11:05 am.
  • 044-143 10:00 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 10:00 am to 10:08 am.
  • 893-005 10:00 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 10:08 am.
  • 893-006 10:11 AM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:11 am to 10:59 am.
  • 893-007 10:59 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 11:05 am.
  • 893-009 10:59 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 11:05 am.
  • 893-010 11:05 AM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:05 am to 11:50 am.
  • 893-011 11:50 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:50 am and 11:51 am.
  • 893-012 11:51 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gregorio Lopez Bravo de Castro, Henry A. Kissinger, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:51 am to 12:02 pm.

Conversation 893-008, April 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/893-008 (accessed October 5, 2026).