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Nixon & Bull on Meeting Logistics and Rylan

Thursday, November 2, 1972 · 7:57 AM–7:58 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 43 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation376-009 on Tape 376StartThursday, November 2, 1972 at 7:57 AMEndThursday, November 2, 1972 at 7:58 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 376-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull briefly coordinate logistics regarding an upcoming meeting and the potential involvement of an individual named Rylan. The President explicitly instructs Bull to schedule Rylan for 5:30 pm and expresses his intent to avoid personal participation in the earlier session. The discussion focuses on managing meeting protocols, including the use of stand-ins and verification procedures for the proceedings.

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Yeah.
Yeah.
They made a mistake on this taping.
I'll know that at 5 o'clock.
5, and I will not be there for any reason.
I'll just kind of sit around and let the two of them.
And Rylan, I will not have before.
I'll have him at 5.30.
I may be able to be their reporter if I tell them how they can do their checking and all that crap, whether they can do stand-ins and all that good stuff.

NARA Description

On November 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:57 am to 7:58 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 376-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 376-9

Date: November 2, 1972
Time: 7:57 am - 7:58 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 32-131]

Also recorded on November 2, 1972

  • 032-130 7:55 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:55 am and 7:57 am.
  • 032-131 7:57 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 7:57 am to 7:58 am.
  • 032-132 7:58 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 9:20 am.
  • 376-010 7:58 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 8:40 am.
  • 376-011 7:58 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 8:40 am.
  • 376-012 7:58 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 8:40 am.
  • 376-013 7:58 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 8:40 am.
  • 376-014 7:58 AM · 11 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 7:58 am and 8:40 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 376-009, November 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/376-009 (accessed October 9, 2026).