Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 902 › Conversation 902-007

Nixon & Bull on Watergate and John Dean

Thursday, April 19, 1973 · 12:48 PM–1:03 PM ET · Oval Office · 21 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation902-007 on Tape 902StartThursday, April 19, 1973 at 12:48 PMEndThursday, April 19, 1973 at 1:03 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 902-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to secure a copy of John Dean’s recent public statement regarding the Watergate scandal. The President requested that the document be retrieved for review and subsequent use by Jonathan in upcoming meetings. This exchange highlights the administration's urgent efforts to analyze Dean’s evolving testimony and its potential impact on the unfolding investigation.

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I need a copy of the, it's a very great statement that he made today.

I need a copy of that and show it to you so that Jonathan can have it for his meetings.

NARA Description

On April 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:48 pm and 1:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 902-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 902-007

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

Date: April 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:48 pm and 1:03 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       President’s schedule
              -John D. Ehrlichman [?]

       Watergate
             -Dean’s statement
                    -Copy
                           -Ehrlichman

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 1:03 pm.

Also recorded on April 19, 1973

038-106 12:29 PM · 1 min — Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:48 pm.
038-107 12:29 PM · 1 min — Ronald L. Ziegler and John W. Dean, III talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:48 pm.
902-005 12:29 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, and John W. Dean, III met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:48 pm.
902-006 12:48 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:48 pm and 1:03 pm.
902-008 12:48 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:48 pm and 1:03 pm.
902-009 1:03 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:03 pm to 1:30 pm.
902-010 1:30 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:30 pm and 1:36 pm.
902-013 1:30 PM · 2 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:30 pm and 1:36 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 902-007, April 19, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/902-007 (accessed October 5, 2026).