President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to address the unfolding legal and political crisis involving White House Counsel John W. Dean III. The discussion focused on the implications of Dean’s recent statement as the Watergate scandal intensified. This brief meeting reflects the President's urgent efforts to monitor the evolving testimonies and internal fallout surrounding his administration's key figures.
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 902-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 902-8
Date: April 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:48 pm and 1:03 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
John W. Dean, III’s statement
Bull left at an unknown time before 1:03 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.