Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 639 › Conversation 639-026

Nixon & Bull on San Francisco 49ers and Professional football

Saturday, December 18, 1971 · 6:35 PM–6:38 PM ET · Oval Office · 47 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation639-026 on Tape 639 (tape position 03:54:12–03:56:49)StartSaturday, December 18, 1971 at 6:35 PMEndSaturday, December 18, 1971 at 6:38 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 639-026 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull engaged in a brief, informal discussion regarding the outcome of a San Francisco 49ers football game. The conversation centered on confirming the 31-27 final score and expressing general enthusiasm about the result. No significant policy decisions or official business were conducted during this exchange.

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President, the 49ers won 31-27.
Well, there I am.
This is Sunday at 4 p.m. Eastern time.
Well, I just want to say, what?
What do you think, sir?
What do you think, sir?
Well, I just want to say, what they've done by 49ers is 31-27.
It's a real thing.
31-27, what they've done by it, it's a real thing, so I'll tell you all the way through.
I think it's a great thing, and
Take the money and get it from there?
Yeah.

NARA Description

On December 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:35 pm and 6:38 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 639-026 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 639-026

Date: December 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:35 pm and 6:38 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 06/14/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[639-026-w001]
[Duration: 47s]

      Football
           -San Francisco 49ers
                -Score: 39-27

      Request
          -Door open

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       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

Bull left at an unknown time before 6:38 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 639-026, December 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/639-026 (accessed October 11, 2026).