Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 307 › Conversation 307-002
Nixon & Bull on Democratic Party and Public opinion polls
Wednesday, December 8, 1971 · 12:34 PM–2:15 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·53 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistical arrangements for upcoming executive meetings. The discussion primarily focused on the President's calendar, specifically regarding scheduling meetings with Democratic leadership and evaluating recent polling data. No major policy decisions were made, as the conversation served as a brief administrative review of the President's internal schedule and meeting locations.
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NARA Description
On December 8, 1971, 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 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 307-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 307-002
Date: December 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-Democrats
-Chairman [?]
-Polls
-Meeting
-Location
Bull left at an unknown time before 2:15 pm.Also recorded on December 8, 1971
- 307-001 12:34 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm.
- 307-003 12:34 PM · 1 min — 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 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm.
- 307-004 12:34 PM · 1 min — 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 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm.
- 307-005 12:34 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm.
- 307-006 12:34 PM · 22 sec — 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 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm.
- 307-007 12:34 PM · 28 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 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm.
- 307-008 12:34 PM · 37 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 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm.
- 307-009 12:34 PM · 11 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 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 307-002, December 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/307-002 (accessed September 18, 2026).