Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 922 › Conversation 922-004

Nixon & Bull on White House taping system and Ronald L. Ziegler

Friday, May 18, 1973 · 10:11 AM–10:15 AM ET · Oval Office · 29 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation922-004 on Tape 922StartFriday, May 18, 1973 at 10:11 AMEndFriday, May 18, 1973 at 10:15 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 922-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to verify the operational status of the White House taping system. Following a brief confirmation that the recording equipment was functioning, the two men addressed urgent logistical matters regarding the President’s schedule and the presence of Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler. The meeting concluded quickly after these administrative checks and an acknowledgement of an unspecified emergency.

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Mr. President, uh, Ron is in this vehicle.
He doesn't need to see you right away, so if you could come over here.
Okay, it's on.
It's working.
That's it.
Don't panic.
There's Scott.
We have an emergency.
Okay, bye.
Bye, Mr. President.
There's Scott.
We have an emergency.

NARA Description

On May 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:11 am and 10:15 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 922-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 922-4

Date: May 18, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:11 am and 10:15 am
Location: Oval Office

President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       President’s schedule
              -Ronald L. Ziegler

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:15 am.

Also recorded on May 18, 1973

  • 121-002 8:38 AM · 1 hr 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including [David] Kenneth Rush, William E. Simon, Elliot L. Richardson, Rogers C. B. Morton, Earl L. Butz, Frederick B. Dent, Richard F. Schubert, Frank C. Carlucci, James T. Lynn, John W. Barnum, Roy L. Ash, John A. Scali, Anne L. Armstrong, George H. W. Bush, Dr. James R. Schlesinger, Arthur J. Sohmer, General Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Peter M. Flanigan, William E. Timmons, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Leonard Garment, Raymond K. Price, Jr., General Brent G. Scowcroft, Frederic V. Malek, David N. Parker, Herbert G. Klein, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:38 am and 11:59 pm.
  • 922-003 10:11 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:11 am and 10:15 am.
  • 922-005 10:11 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:11 am and 10:15 am.
  • 922-006 10:15 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:15 am to 10:40 am.
  • 922-007 10:45 AM · 1 hr 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:45 am to 11:46 am.
  • 922-008 11:46 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:46 am and 11:56 am.
  • 922-009 11:46 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:46 am and 11:56 am.
  • 922-010 11:46 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:46 am and 11:56 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 922-004, May 18, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/922-004 (accessed October 12, 2026).