Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 896 › Conversation 896-002
Nixon & Bull on John Mitchell and H.R. Haldeman
Saturday, April 14, 1973 · 1:52 PM–2:13 PM ET · Oval Office · 46 sec
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President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to coordinate the President's schedule and manage the availability of key advisors. The conversation focused on the logistics of upcoming meetings involving John Mitchell, H.R. Haldeman, and John Ehrlichman, particularly regarding discussions with Jeb Stuart Magruder. Nixon explicitly clarified his desire to avoid a meeting with Mitchell, directing Bull to adjust the schedule accordingly.
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NARA Description
On April 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:52 pm and 2:13 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 896-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 896-2
Date: April 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:52 pm and 2:13 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President’s schedule
-John N. Mitchell
-Availability
-Meeting with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-John D. Ehrlichman’s office
-Jeb Stuart Magruder
-Haldeman
-Meeting with President
-Mitchell
Bull left at an unknown time before 2:13 pm.
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- 428-023 12:54 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:54 pm and 4:58 pm.
- 428-024 12:54 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:54 pm and 4:58 pm.
- 896-001 1:52 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 1:52 pm and 2:13 pm.
- 896-003 1:52 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:52 pm and 2:13 pm.
- 896-004 1:52 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:52 pm and 2:13 pm.
- 896-005 2:13 PM · 1 hr 46 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Manolo Sanchez, unknown person(s), and Jeb Stuart Magruder met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 3:55 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 896-002, April 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/896-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).