Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 390 › Conversation 390-009
Nixon & Bull on White House Administration and Presidential Directives
Thursday, November 2, 1972 · 2:28 PM–2:29 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull briefly conferred regarding a sensitive scheduling matter or administrative task that required urgent attention. Nixon emphasized the necessity of the project, instructing Bull to finalize the work by 4:15 p.m. Bull acknowledged the priority of the assignment and committed to completing it within the specified timeframe.
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NARA Description
On November 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:28 pm to 2:29 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 390-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 390-9 Date: November 2, 1972 Time: 2:28 pm - 2:29 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Stephen B. Bull. [See Conversation No. 32-150]
Also recorded on November 2, 1972
- 390-002 12:16 PM · 10 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 12:16 pm and 2:28 pm.
- 390-003 12:16 PM · 9 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 12:16 pm and 2:28 pm.
- 390-004 12:16 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 2:28 pm.
- 390-005 12:16 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 2:28 pm.
- 390-006 12:16 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 2:28 pm.
- 032-150 2:28 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 2:28 pm to 2:29 pm.
- 390-010 2:29 PM · 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:29 pm and 3:15 pm.
- 390-011 2:29 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:29 pm and 3:24 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 390-009, November 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/390-009 (accessed October 11, 2026).