Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 917 › Conversation 917-027
Nixon & Bull on Congressional leadership and White House administration
Monday, May 14, 1973 · 12:19 PM–12:24 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office to coordinate the logistics and schedule for an upcoming bipartisan congressional leadership meeting. They reviewed the guest list, which included notable figures such as John B. Connally, Elliot L. Richardson, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The discussion centered on finalizing the administration of the meeting, including confirming attendee lists and relevant legislative contacts.
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NARA Description
On May 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:19 pm and 12:24 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 917-027 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 917-027
Date: May 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:19 pm and 12:24 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President’s schedule
-Bipartisan congressional leadership meeting
-John B. Connally
-Elliot L. Richardson
-Leonard Garment and Raymond K. Price, Jr.
-Briefs
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
-List of attendees
-William E. Timmons
-Rules administration
-Howard W. Cannon and Marlow W. Cook
-William L. Dickinson
Bull left at an unknown time before 12:24 pm.
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542Also recorded on May 14, 1973
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- 917-021 11:59 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:59 am.
- 046-027 12:03 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Lawrence M. Higby talked on the telephone from 12:03 pm to 12:04 pm.
- 917-024 12:03 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Lawrence M. Higby met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:03 pm to 12:04 pm.
- 917-025 12:04 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), Vera Clemente, William S. Moorhead, Hugh Scott, Richard S. Schweiker, Jaime Benitez, Willie Stargell, Manny Sanguillen, Orlando Zabala, Kenneth Davis, Paul Nieves, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:04 pm to 12:19 pm.
- 917-026 12:19 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:19 pm and 12:24 pm.
- 917-028 12:25 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Lawrence M. Higby, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:25 pm to 12:35 pm.
- 917-029 12:35 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:35 pm to 12:53 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 917-027, May 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/917-027 (accessed October 1, 2026).