Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 897 › Conversation 897-006

Nixon & Bull on Arthur F. Burns and George P. Shultz

Monday, April 16, 1973 · 10:40 AM–10:50 AM ET · Oval Office · 56 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation897-006 on Tape 897StartMonday, April 16, 1973 at 10:40 AMEndMonday, April 16, 1973 at 10:50 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 897-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to postpone a scheduled meeting with Arthur F. Burns and George P. Shultz. The President cited urgent national security matters as the reason for his unavailability and limited the upcoming session with them to 30 minutes. This directive reflects the President's attempt to manage his schedule amidst the increasing pressures of the escalating Watergate scandal.

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Don't schedule it quite to the day.

I mean, you've got Burns today, right?

And that's all.

I'm going to be busy.

And Burns and Schultz.

You tell Burns and Schultz that that meeting is going to be, the president's tied up in some matters on the national security area involving me.

And that's going to be, tell Schultz.

And Burns' vote is going to be 30 minutes.

I'm sorry.

That was.

I've got a very heavy problem today, and I'm working

NARA Description

On April 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 10:50 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 897-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 897-6

Date: April 16, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:40 am and 10:50 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       President’s schedule
              -Arthur F. Burns and George P. Shultz
              -Troika
                      -Postponement of meeting
              -Quadriad meeting

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:50 am.

Also recorded on April 16, 1973

897-001 9:24 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:24 am and 9:50 am.
897-003 9:50 AM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:50 am to 9:59 am.
897-004 10:00 AM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John W. Dean, III, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:00 am to 10:40 am.
897-005 10:40 AM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 10:50 am.
897-007 10:40 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 10:50 am.
897-008 10:40 AM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 10:50 am.
897-017 10:40 AM · 14 sec — Stephen B. Bull, unknown person(s), and Peter J. Brennan met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 10:50 am.
897-009 10:50 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:50 am to 11:04 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 897-006, April 16, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/897-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).