Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 898 › Conversation 898-017
Nixon & Bull on Henry Petersen and Watergate scandal
Tuesday, April 17, 1973 · 2:20 PM–2:30 PM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate administrative logistics regarding an upcoming meeting with Assistant Attorney General Henry Petersen. The discussion focused primarily on scheduling the appointment with Petersen, a key figure in the escalating Watergate investigation. No further substantive policy decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.
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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 898-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 898-17
Date: April 17, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:20 pm and 2:39 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Henry Petersen
-Meeting time
Bull left at an unknown time before 2:39 pm.Also recorded on April 17, 1973
- 898-013 2:20 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:20 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 898-014 2:20 PM · 15 sec — 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.
- 898-015 2:20 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:20 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 898-016 2:20 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:20 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 898-018 2:20 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:20 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 038-085 2:30 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 038-086 2:39 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 2:39 pm to 2:40 pm.
- 898-019 2:39 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:39 pm to 2:40 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 898-017, 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/898-017 (accessed October 12, 2026).