Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 948 › Conversation 948-019

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Stephen B. Bull

Wednesday, July 11, 1973 · 5:41 PM–5:42 PM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation948-019 on Tape 948StartWednesday, July 11, 1973 at 5:41 PMEndWednesday, July 11, 1973 at 5:42 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 948-019 ↗

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NARA Description

On July 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:41 pm and 5:42 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 948-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 948-19

Date: July 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:41 pm and 5:42 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

       Stephen B. Bull’s schedule
              -Availability

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 5:42 pm.
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                 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 948-20 (cont’d)

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President, Steve said you have an office for a moment.

Can I help you with anything?

Uh, no, no, I have to get to something.

Yes, brother.

I have to get to something.

Also recorded on July 11, 1973

948-014 4:24 PM · 60 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:24 pm to 5:05 pm.
041-062 5:06 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 7:07 pm.
948-015 5:06 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:06 pm.
948-016 5:07 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:07 pm to 5:13 pm.
948-017 5:13 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:13 pm and 5:16 pm.
948-018 5:16 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:16 pm to 5:41 pm.
948-020 5:42 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:42 pm to 6:04 pm.
948-021 6:04 PM · 12 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 6:04 pm on July 11, 1973 and 2:15 pm on July 12, 1973.

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Nixon & Bull on Henry A. Kissinger June 2, 1972 · 5 min

Cite this conversation

Conversation 948-019, July 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/948-019 (accessed November 2, 2026).