Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 898 › Conversation 898-014

Nixon & Bull on Henry E. Peterson and Watergate scandal

Tuesday, April 17, 1973 · 2:20 PM–2:30 PM ET · Oval Office · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation898-014 on Tape 898StartTuesday, April 17, 1973 at 2:20 PMEndTuesday, April 17, 1973 at 2:30 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 898-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to discuss logistical arrangements for an upcoming meeting with Assistant Attorney General Henry E. Peterson. The primary objective of the brief consultation was to determine the appropriate location for the encounter, specifically coordinating whether the meeting should take place in the Executive Office Building. This conversation reflects the administration's efforts to manage high-level discussions amidst the escalating pressures of the Watergate investigation.

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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 2:20 pm and 2:30 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 898-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 898-14

Date: April 17, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:20 pm and 2:30 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       President’s schedule
              -Henry E. Peterson
                      -Location
                      -Meeting with President
                             -Executive Office Building [EOB]

Bull left at an unknown time before 2:30 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 898-014, 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/898-014 (accessed October 12, 2026).