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Nixon & Bull on John B. Connally and Administrative logistics

Monday, January 24, 1972 · 3:00 PM–3:08 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation317-007 on Tape 317 (tape position 01:16:13–01:16:52)StartMonday, January 24, 1972 at 3:00 PMEndMonday, January 24, 1972 at 3:08 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 317-007 ↗

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss administrative logistics and presidential scheduling. The brief conversation primarily focused on arrangements involving John B. Connally. No major policy decisions were reached during this short interaction regarding the President's daily agenda.

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On January 24, 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 3:00 pm and 3:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 317-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 317-007

Date: January 24, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:00 pm and 3:08 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

            -John B. Connally

Bull left at an unknown time before 3:08 pm.
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  • 317-008 3:08 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:08 pm to 3:09 pm.
  • 317-009 3:09 PM · 28 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 3:09 pm and 3:15 pm.
  • 317-010 3:15 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:15 pm to 3:17 pm.
  • 019-044 3:17 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:17 pm and 3:23 pm.
  • 317-011 3:17 PM · 4 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 3:17 pm and 3:23 pm.
  • 019-045 3:23 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 3:23 pm to 3:29 pm.
  • 317-012 3:23 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:23 pm to 3:29 pm.

Conversation 317-007, January 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/317-007 (accessed September 26, 2026).