Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 378 › Conversation 378-005

Nixon & Bull on Administrative planning

Tuesday, October 31, 1972 · 11:00 AM–11:04 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation378-005 on Tape 378StartTuesday, October 31, 1972 at 11:00 AMEndTuesday, October 31, 1972 at 11:04 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 378-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss the President's upcoming daily schedule. The brief meeting focused on administrative coordination and logistical planning for the President's obligations. No major policy decisions were recorded during this short appointment.

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NARA Description

On October 31, 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 11:00 am and 11:04 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 378-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 378-5

Date: October 31, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:00 am and 11:04 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

        The President’s schedule

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:04 am.

Also recorded on October 31, 1972

  • 810-001 11:04 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:04 am to 11:10 am.
  • 810-002 11:10 AM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Nelson A. Rockefeller, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:10 am to 11:36 am.
  • 810-003 11:36 AM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:36 am and 11:43 am.
  • 810-004 11:36 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:36 am and 11:43 am.
  • 810-005 11:36 AM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:36 am and 11:43 am.
  • 810-006 11:43 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:43 am and 11:53 am.
  • 810-007 11:43 AM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:43 am and 11:53 am.
  • 810-008 11:53 AM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:53 am and 11:54 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 378-005, October 31, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/378-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).