Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 355 › Conversation 355-001
Nixon & Bull on H.R. Haldeman and Robert P. Griffin
Tuesday, October 3, 1972 · 12:50 PM–12:59 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to review and refine his upcoming daily schedule. The discussion centered on coordinating meetings with H.R. Haldeman and Senator Robert P. Griffin, as well as managing a scheduled filming session. Additionally, the two addressed the status of arrangements at Camp David, noting the need for final confirmation from Clark MacGregor.
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NARA Description
On October 3, 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 12:50 pm and 12:59 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 355-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 355-1
Date: October 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:50 pm and 12:59 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Robert P. Griffin
-Filming session
-Meeting afternoon of October 3, 1972
-Camp David
-Confirmation from Clark MacGregor
Bull left at an unknown time before 12:59 pm.Also recorded on October 3, 1972
- 030-044 12:50 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:59 pm.
- 355-002 12:50 PM · 13 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 12:50 pm and 12:59 pm.
- 355-003 12:50 PM · 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 12:50 pm and 12:59 pm.
- 791-008 12:50 PM · 24 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 030-045 12:59 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:59 pm to 1:00 pm.
- 355-004 12:59 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:59 pm to 1:00 pm.
- 030-046 1:00 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:56 pm.
- 355-005 1:00 PM · 13 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 1:00 pm and 1:56 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 355-001, October 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/355-001 (accessed October 1, 2026).