Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 898 › Conversation 898-005
Nixon & Bull on H. R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman
Tuesday, April 17, 1973 · 9:46 AM–9:47 AM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate administrative details regarding his daily schedule. The brief discussion focused on arranging upcoming meetings with senior staffers H. R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman. This interaction reflects the ongoing management of the President's calendar during a period of significant turmoil within the administration.
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NARA Description
On April 17, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:46 am and 9:47 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 898-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 898-5
Date: April 17, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:47 am and 9:47 am
Location: Oval Office
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 898-5 (cont’d)
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President’s schedule
-Meeting with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-John D. Ehrlichman
Bull left at an unknown time before 9:47 am.Also recorded on April 17, 1973
- 038-083 9:18 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:18 am and 9:19 am.
- 038-084 9:19 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Dean, III talked on the telephone from 9:19 am to 9:25 am.
- 898-002 9:19 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Dean, III met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:19 am to 9:25 am.
- 898-003 9:25 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:25 am and 9:30 am.
- 898-004 9:30 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leonard Garment met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:30 am to 9:46 am.
- 898-006 9:47 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:47 am to 9:59 am.
- 898-007 9:59 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:59 am to 10:00 am.
- 898-026 10:00 AM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 10:34 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 898-005, April 17, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/898-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).