Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 372 › Conversation 372-039
Nixon & Bull on 1972 Presidential Campaign and Audio recordings
Wednesday, October 25, 1972 · 4:20 PM–4:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Old Executive Office Building to facilitate the recording of several formal audio messages. During this session, the President dictated campaign-oriented statements designed to appeal to voters by highlighting themes of foreign policy, peace, prosperity, and the preservation of the American dream. Following the completion of these recordings, the two discussed administrative details regarding the President's upcoming schedule.
- 1972 Presidential Campaign
- Audio recordings
- Foreign policy
- Economic prosperity
- American Dream
- White House scheduling
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NARA Description
On October 25, 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 4:20 pm and 4:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 372-039 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 372-39
Date: October 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:20 pm and 4:40 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Preparation for recording of audio messages
The President dictated statements at an unknown time between 4:20 pm and 4:40 pm.
Appeal to voters
-Future of the US
-Foreign policy
-Peace
-Prosperity
-American dream
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 2m 20s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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The President’s schedule
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 4:40 pm.Also recorded on October 25, 1972
- 032-041 3:04 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 032-042 3:05 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:05 pm to 3:06 pm.
- 372-036 3:05 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:05 pm to 3:06 pm.
- 372-038 3:25 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:25 pm to 4:20 pm.
- 374-001 4:20 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 4:20 pm and 4:40 pm.
- 374-002 4:20 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:20 pm and 4:40 pm.
- 032-043 4:40 PM · 37 sec — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:40 pm and 5:25 pm.
- 374-003 4:40 PM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, unknown person(s), and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:40 pm to 5:40 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 372-039, October 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/372-039 (accessed October 9, 2026).