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Nixon & Bull on Freedom and Philosophy

Tuesday, October 31, 1972 · 1:15 PM–1:16 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation378-012 on Tape 378StartTuesday, October 31, 1972 at 1:15 PMEndTuesday, October 31, 1972 at 1:16 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 378-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, for a brief exchange regarding a specific definition of freedom. The conversation appears to be a follow-up or a continuation of remarks initiated in a prior discussion. No further policy decisions or substantive administrative actions were recorded during this one-minute interaction.

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Yeah, yeah.
I have the definition of freedom.

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 from 1:15 pm to 1:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 378-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 378-12

Date: October 31, 1972
Time: 1:15 pm - 1:16 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 32-97]

Also recorded on October 31, 1972

  • 032-094 1:05 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:13 pm.
  • 032-095 1:05 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:13 pm.
  • 378-008 1:05 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 1:05 pm and 1:13 pm.
  • 378-009 1:05 PM · 7 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 1:05 pm and 1:13 pm.
  • 032-096 1:13 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 1:13 pm to 1:14 pm.
  • 378-011 1:13 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:13 pm to 1:14 pm.
  • 032-097 1:14 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:14 pm to 1:15 pm.
  • 378-013 1:16 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 2:38 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 378-012, 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/378-012 (accessed October 5, 2026).