Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 896 › Conversation 896-003
Nixon & Bull on H.R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman
Saturday, April 14, 1973 · 1:52 PM–2:13 PM ET · Oval Office · 21 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the logistics and scheduling of upcoming meetings with key administration officials. The discussion focused on facilitating appointments for John D. Ehrlichman and H.R. Haldeman, as well as addressing the status of Jeb Stuart Magruder. The participants moved to finalize these arrangements to ensure the necessary personnel were prepared and accessible for the President.
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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 896-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 896-3
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 D. Ehrlichman and H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Location
-Jeb Stuart Magruder
-Meeting with President
Bull left at an unknown time before 2:13 pm.Also recorded on April 14, 1973
- 428-021 12:54 PM · 40 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.
- 428-022 12:54 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:54 pm and 4:58 pm.
- 428-023 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.
- 896-002 1:52 PM · 46 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 896-003, 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/896-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).