Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 387 › Conversation 387-009

Nixon & Bull on Staff management and Administrative logistics

Tuesday, December 5, 1972 · 1:09 PM–1:10 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 44 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation387-009 on Tape 387StartTuesday, December 5, 1972 at 1:09 PMEndTuesday, December 5, 1972 at 1:10 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 387-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to conduct a brief check-in regarding ongoing administrative arrangements and logistical oversight. Nixon inquired about any potential issues arising within the staff's operations to ensure organizational stability. The conversation concluded with the President confirming his readiness to proceed with upcoming tasks and delegating specific follow-up actions to Bull.

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With regard to these arrangements, I'm going to work the whole thing out.
Getting along all right, any other problems arising?
Fine, fine.
But you know, we're ready to do it again.
OK, fine, take that.

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 from 1:09 pm to 1:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 387-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 387-9

Date: December 5, 1972
Time: 1:09 pm - 1:10 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 34-22]
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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  • 034-147 1:09 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:09 pm.
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  • 387-010 1:10 PM · 23 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 1:10 pm and 2:00 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 387-009, 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/387-009 (accessed September 28, 2026).