Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 371 › Conversation 371-018

Nixon & Bull on Presidential travel and New York trip

Monday, October 23, 1972 · 7:47 AM–8:34 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation371-018 on Tape 371StartMonday, October 23, 1972 at 7:47 AMEndMonday, October 23, 1972 at 8:34 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 371-018 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistics for an upcoming trip to New York. The President specifically directed that the traveling party travel by helicopter to Nelson D. Rockefeller’s estate upon their arrival. The discussion focused on these travel arrangements and potential engagements with Rockefeller and John B. Connally.

Presidential travel
New York trip
Nelson D. Rockefeller
John B. Connally
Logistics

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NARA Description

On October 23, 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 7:47 am and 8:34 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 371-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 371-18

Date: October 23, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:47 am and 8:34 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

        The President's schedule

             -Trip to New York
                 -John B. Connally
                      -Nelson D. Rockefeller
                          -Helicopter

Bull left at an unknown time before 8:34 am.

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I don't know what the situation is regarding the...

I want everybody to helicopter to Rockefeller's place when they get there.

And that's what we have to do now.

We have to get right with us and helicopter.

Also recorded on October 23, 1972

371-015 7:47 AM · 21 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 7:47 am and 8:34 am.
371-016 7:47 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:47 am and 8:34 am.
371-017 7:47 AM · 9 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 7:47 am and 8:34 am.
371-019 8:34 AM · 42 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:34 am to 9:17 am.
371-020 9:17 AM · 8 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 9:17 am and 9:55 am.
371-021 9:55 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:55 am to 10:38 am.
371-022 10:38 AM · 16 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 10:38 am and 11:15 am.
371-023 10:38 AM · 15 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 10:38 am and 11:15 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 371-018, October 23, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/371-018 (accessed November 2, 2026).