Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 374 › Conversation 374-005
Nixon & Bull on White House administration and John Ehrlichman
Friday, October 27, 1972 · 8:08 AM–8:30 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate his daily schedule and manage various appointments. They discussed upcoming meetings with individuals such as Gilroy Roberts and Harold Lee, as well as the status of the Health Services Industry committee and John Ehrlichman regarding House Resolution 1. The President ultimately prioritized his administrative workload while finalizing arrangements for a mid-day haircut.
- Presidential scheduling
- White House administration
- John Ehrlichman
- HR 1
- Executive office logistics
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NARA Description
On October 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 8:30 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 374-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 374-5
Date: October 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:08 am and 8:30 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President’s schedule
-Gilroy Roberts
-Oval Office
-Harold Lee
-Health Services Industry committee
-John D. Ehrlichman
-House Resolution [HR] 1
-Roberts, Lee
-Haircut
-Ehrlichman
Bull left at an unknown time before 8:30 am.Also recorded on October 27, 1972
- 374-004 8:08 AM · 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 8:08 am and 8:30 am.
- 374-006 8:30 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:30 am to 8:45 am.
- 032-066 8:45 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 9:03 am.
- 374-007 8:45 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 9:03 am.
- 374-008 8:45 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 9:03 am.
- 032-067 9:03 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 9:03 am to 9:04 am.
- 374-009 9:03 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:03 am to 9:04 am.
- 032-068 9:06 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:06 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 374-005, October 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/374-005 (accessed October 9, 2026).