Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 906 › Conversation 906-014

Nixon & Bull on Henry E. Petersen and Watergate scandal

Friday, April 27, 1973 · 5:00 PM–5:37 PM ET · Oval Office · 23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation906-014 on Tape 906StartFriday, April 27, 1973 at 5:00 PMEndFriday, April 27, 1973 at 5:37 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 906-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull and unidentified individuals to coordinate an urgent meeting with Assistant Attorney General Henry E. Petersen. The participants focused on logistics for facilitating this discussion, with the President instructing his staff to secure Petersen’s presence at the White House immediately. The conversation highlights the administration's high-priority efforts to maintain direct communication with the Justice Department official overseeing the unfolding Watergate investigation.

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Did you see it, Mr. Peterson?

You can call me right now to see me here.

Yes, sir.

Let me go right away if you can.

NARA Description

On April 27, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:37 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 906-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 906-14

Date: April 27, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:00 pm and 5:37 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     President’s schedule
           -Henry E. Petersen
                 -Location [?]

Bull and the unknown man left at an unknown time before 5:37pm.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 906-15 (cont’d)

Also recorded on April 27, 1973

045-035 4:30 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 4:31 pm.
045-036 4:31 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry E. Petersen talked on the telephone from 4:31 pm to 4:35 pm.
906-010 4:31 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry E. Petersen met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:31 pm to 4:35 pm.
906-011 4:35 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:35 pm and 4:41 pm.
906-012 4:41 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:41 pm to 5:00 pm.
906-013 5:00 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:37 pm.
906-015 5:00 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:37 pm.
906-016 5:00 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:37 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 906-014, April 27, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/906-014 (accessed October 5, 2026).