Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 827 › Conversation 827-017
Nixon & Bull on Ronald L. Ziegler and Press conference
Wednesday, December 20, 1972 · 2:40 PM–2:45 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec
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On December 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:40 pm and 2:45 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 827-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 827-17
Date: December 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:40 pm and 2:45 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Ronald L. Ziegler’s schedule
-Press conference
Bull left at an unknown time before 2:45 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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- 827-015 2:36 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:36 pm to 2:40 pm.
- 827-016 2:40 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:40 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 827-018 2:45 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:45 pm to 2:46 pm.
- 827-019 2:47 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:47 pm to 2:55 pm.
- 827-020 2:56 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:56 pm to 3:05 pm.
- 827-021 3:05 PM · 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Saul Pett, Henry Burroughs, White House photographer, and Zosimo T. Monzon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:05 pm to 3:49 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 827-017, December 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/827-017 (accessed November 3, 2026).