Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 933 › Conversation 933-002

Nixon & Bull on Alexander Haig and White House logistics

Wednesday, June 6, 1973 · 8:53 AM–9:01 AM ET · Oval Office · 42 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation933-002 on Tape 933StartWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 8:53 AMEndWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 9:01 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 933-002 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the logistics for an upcoming appointment with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The President instructed Bull to manage the scheduling and verify the status of the impending meeting. This discussion served as a brief administrative check-in to ensure the morning's agenda remained on track.

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I want to sit here.
Would you want to sit?
Please sit.
At nine o'clock.
I'll count on you to see what the situation is, okay?

On June 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:53 am and 9:01 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 933-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 933-2

Date: June 6, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:53 am and 9:01 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       President’s schedule
              -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
                      -Meeting with President

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:01 am.
  • 933-001 8:25 AM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:25 am and 8:53 am.
  • 039-097 9:01 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:01 am and 9:14 am.
  • 039-098 9:01 AM · 1 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr., White House operator, J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr., and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:01 am and 9:14 am.
  • 039-099 9:01 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:01 am and 9:14 am.
  • 933-003 9:01 AM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., White House operator, and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:01 am to 10:03 am.
  • 039-100 9:14 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:14 am to 9:15 am.
  • 933-004 10:03 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:03 am and 10:05 am.
  • 933-005 10:05 AM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Clarence M. Kelley, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:05 am to 10:35 am.

Conversation 933-002, June 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/933-002 (accessed October 14, 2026).