Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 386 › Conversation 386-008

Nixon & Bull on Camp David and H.R. Haldeman

Tuesday, December 5, 1972 · 6:44 PM–7:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation386-008 on Tape 386StartTuesday, December 5, 1972 at 6:44 PMEndTuesday, December 5, 1972 at 7:35 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 386-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistical arrangements for upcoming events. The discussion focused on scheduling travel to Camp David via helicopter and planning the seating arrangements and protocol for a reception and dinner honoring California administration officials. Specific attention was given to the role of H.R. Haldeman in managing these functions and overseeing guest interactions.

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NARA Description

On December 5, 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 6:44 pm and 7:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 386-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 386-8

Date: December 5, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:44 pm and 7:35 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       The President’s schedule
            -Camp David
                  -Helicopter
            -Reception for California administration officials
                  -Dinner
                         -Seating arrangements
                               -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
                               -Hand-shaking
                               -Haldeman

Bull left at an unknown time before 7:35 pm.

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uh...

Very good.

and there's four that will be on there, and they'll follow that area, and that one will go, and that one will go, and that one will go, and that one will go.

Good night.

Also recorded on December 5, 1972

386-003 6:29 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:29 pm to 6:30 pm.
034-148 6:30 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:30 pm and 6:43 pm.
386-004 6:30 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Zosimo T. Monzon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:30 pm and 7:35 pm.
034-026 6:43 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 6:43 pm to 6:44 pm.
386-005 6:44 PM · 50 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 6:44 pm and 7:35 pm.
386-006 6:44 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:44 pm and 7:35 pm.
386-007 6:44 PM · 12 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 6:44 pm and 7:35 pm.
386-009 6:44 PM · 34 sec — unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:44 pm and 7:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 386-008, December 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/386-008 (accessed November 13, 2026).