Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 947 › Conversation 947-013
Nixon & Bull on Watergate and White House Tapes
Tuesday, July 10, 1973 · 2:51 PM–2:52 PM ET · Oval Office · 3 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to discuss sensitive matters regarding the administration's taping system and the handling of specific recordings. Their dialogue focused on access to the September 15, 1972, tape by former aides, as well as the potential implications of the April 15, 1973, recording concerning a trip to California. The President emphasized discretion regarding these files, coordinating with Bull on who possessed knowledge of the tapes and how that information was being managed.
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NARA Description
On July 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 2:52 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 947-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 947-13
Date: July 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:51 pm and 2:52 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President’s Schedule
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Watergate
-White House tape of September 15, 1972 meeting
-Use by H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Access
-John D. Ehrlichman, Charles W. Colson
-Bull’s possible conversation with Haig
-Knowledge of tapes
-J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.
-Haig
-April 15, 1973 tape
-California trip
Bull left at an unknown time before 2:52 pm.Also recorded on July 10, 1973
- 448-010 12:45 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 12:50 pm.
- 448-011 12:50 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:50 pm to 1:20 pm.
- 448-012 1:20 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 2:51 pm.
- 448-013 1:20 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 2:51 pm.
- 448-014 1:20 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 2:51 pm.
- 947-014 2:51 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 2:52 pm.
- 947-015 2:51 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 3:17 pm.
- 947-022 3:17 PM · 4 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:17 pm and 5:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 947-013, July 10, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/947-013 (accessed October 10, 2026).