Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 377 › Conversation 377-012

Nixon & Bull on H.R. Haldeman and Charles W. Colson

Sunday, October 29, 1972 · 9:40 AM–10:03 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation377-012 onTape 377StartSunday, October 29, 1972 at 9:40 AMEndSunday, October 29, 1972 at 10:03 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 377-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate his daily schedule and upcoming logistical arrangements. The discussion focused on managing meetings with H.R. Haldeman and Charles W. Colson, as well as the President's planned travel to Camp David. They also reviewed preparations for his impending radio address regarding national defense policy and reviewed details from the previous day’s campaign trip.

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Both of them, I ain't .
Yeah, he can come in on his .
I believe .
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Good day.
What a hell of a lot of people.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On October 29, 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 9:40 am and 10:03 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 377-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 377-12

Date: October 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:40 am and 10:03 am
Location: Executive Office Building

                                         (rev. Aug-03)

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

        The President’s schedule
            -H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman, Charles W. Colson
            -The President's departure for Camp David
            -Radio address on Defense Policy, October 29, 1972
            -Campaign trip, October 28, 1972

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:03 am.

Also recorded on October 29, 1972

  • 377-007 9:20 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:20 am to 9:30 am.
  • 377-008 9:30 AM · 44 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 9:30 am and 9:34 am.
  • 377-009 9:30 AM · 8 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 9:30 am and 9:34 am.
  • 032-082 9:34 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 9:34 am to 9:35 am.
  • 377-010 9:34 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:34 am to 9:35 am.
  • 032-083 9:35 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:35 am and 9:39 am.
  • 377-011 9:35 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Rose Mary Woods, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:35 am to 9:40 am.
  • 032-084 9:39 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 9:39 am to 9:40 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 377-012, October 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/377-012 (accessed September 18, 2026).