Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 214 › Conversation 214-022

Nixon phone call with Bull on Camp David and Travel arrangements

Monday, October 2, 1972 · 4:06 PM–8:30 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation214-022 on Tape 214StartMonday, October 2, 1972 at 4:06 PMEndMonday, October 2, 1972 at 8:30 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 214-022 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, at Camp David to manage logistical arrangements regarding the arrival of an unspecified group from California. The brief discussion centered on coordinating these travel plans and confirming details for the expected visitors. No further significant policy or administrative decisions were documented during this short exchange.

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So wait a minute, you mean that right?

NARA Description

On October 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:06 pm and 8:30 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 214-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 214-22

Date: October 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:06 pm and 8:30 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

             Arrival of unnamed person or group
                 -California

The President and Bull left at an unknown time before 8:30 pm.

Also recorded on October 2, 1972

  • 145-010 4:03 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:03 pm and 4:06 pm.
  • 145-011 4:06 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:06 pm and 4:59 pm.
  • 214-021 4:06 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:06 pm and 4:59 pm.
  • 214-023 4:06 PM · 8 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and Stephen B. Bull met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:06 pm and 8:30 pm.
  • 145-012 4:59 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:59 pm and 8:22 pm.
  • 145-013 4:59 PM · 16 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:59 pm and 8:22 pm.
  • 145-014 4:59 PM · 23 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:59 pm and 8:22 pm.
  • 145-015 4:59 PM · 17 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:59 pm and 8:22 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 214-022, October 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/214-022 (accessed October 12, 2026).