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Nixon & Bull on Presidential administration and Communication

Tuesday, October 17, 1972 · 8:19 PM–8:20 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 33 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation368-014 on Tape 368StartTuesday, October 17, 1972 at 8:19 PMEndTuesday, October 17, 1972 at 8:20 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 368-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull engaged in a brief, informal exchange to confirm the status of ongoing operations. The conversation serves primarily to reassure the President that his objectives regarding a specific commissioner were being handled effectively. No formal policy decisions were recorded during this short interaction.

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We're all right.
We're all right.
We're all right.
We're all right.
We're all right.
You're out to do a lot with the commissioner.

NARA Description

On October 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:19 pm to 8:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 368-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 368-14

Date: October 17, 1972
Time: 8:19 pm - 8:20 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

Stephen B. Bull talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 31-111]

Also recorded on October 18, 1972

  • 031-110 8:08 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:08 pm to 8:09 pm.
  • 368-012 8:08 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:08 pm to 8:09 pm.
  • 368-013 8:09 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 8:09 pm and 8:37 pm.
  • 031-111 8:19 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 8:19 pm to 8:20 pm.
  • 368-015 8:20 PM · 14 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 8:20 pm and 8:37 pm.
  • 031-112 8:37 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 8:37 pm to 8:40 pm.
  • 368-016 8:37 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:37 pm to 8:40 pm.
  • 369-001 8:40 PM · 14 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 8:40 pm and 9:01 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 368-014, October 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/368-014 (accessed October 10, 2026).