Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 897 › Conversation 897-017

Bull & Brennan on President's schedule and Administrative affairs

Monday, April 16, 1973 · 10:40 AM–10:50 AM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec

ParticipantsBull, Stephen B.; [Unknown person(s)]; Brennan, Peter J.Conversation897-017 on Tape 897StartMonday, April 16, 1973 at 10:40 AMEndMonday, April 16, 1973 at 10:50 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 897-017 ↗

AI Summary

Secretary of Labor Peter J. Brennan met with Stephen B. Bull and an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to discuss administrative logistics and scheduling. The brief interaction focused on organizing the President's upcoming agenda and facilitating introductions. The meeting concluded quickly without recorded policy deliberations.

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Order, secretary.

NARA Description

On April 16, 1973, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 897-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 897-17

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

Stephen B. Bull met with Peter J. Brennan and an unknown man.

       President’s schedule

       Greeting

Bull, Brennan, and the unknown man left at an unknown time before 10:50 am.

Also recorded on April 16, 1973

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  • 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.
  • 897-006 10:40 AM · 56 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.
  • 897-009 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 897-017, 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/897-017 (accessed October 12, 2026).