Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 902 › Conversation 902-012
Bull on Watergate and John W. Dean III
Thursday, April 19, 1973 · 11:08 AM–12:48 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler met to coordinate the White House's public response to mounting Watergate pressures, specifically focusing on John W. Dean III's shifting cooperation and potential implications for H.R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman. They reviewed Dean’s past reports, his role in the investigation, and the legal strategy regarding his potential immunity and testimony to the grand jury. The discussion also addressed the administration's public posture toward the press, including Ziegler’s forthcoming briefing on Dean and the President's recent communications with Assistant Attorney General Henry Petersen.
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NARA Description
On April 19, 1973, Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:08 am and 12:48 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 902-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 902-012
Date: April 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:08 am and 12:48 pm
Location: Oval Office
Stephen B. Bull and an unknown man met.
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Bull and the unknown man left an unknown time before 12:48 pm.Also recorded on April 19, 1973
- 038-105 9:36 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:36 am and 12:29 pm.
- 902-002 10:12 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:12 am.
- 902-003 10:12 AM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry E. Petersen, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:12 am to 11:07 am.
- 902-011 11:07 AM · 8 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 11:08 am.
- 902-004 11:08 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:08 am to 11:09 am.
- 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 902-012, 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/902-012 (accessed October 5, 2026).