Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 642 › Conversation 642-019

Nixon & Bull on White House documents and Henry Kissinger

Monday, January 3, 1972 · 10:15 AM–10:23 AM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation642-019 on Tape 642 (tape position 03:24:43–03:26:26)StartMonday, January 3, 1972 at 10:15 AMEndMonday, January 3, 1972 at 10:23 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 642-019 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate his upcoming schedule and locate critical documents. The discussion primarily focused on arranging meetings involving Gerard C. Smith, William P. Rogers, and Henry Kissinger. Nixon emphasized the importance of retrieving specific notes, some of which may have been misplaced at the White House residence, and requested a follow-up call with Kissinger.

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Position in tape: 03:24:43 – 03:26:26

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I'll be right back.
Well, check to see if the gun's there in the outbox or some goddamn thing.
See, I, uh... No, I'm kidding.
He doesn't have it, because he hasn't been in here, so...
This is very important.
Those notes are someplace around here, too.
They do go over to the residence.
Take note of them.
They are.
They're just in that one piece of paper.
Both sides.
Someplace around here.
Maybe in the residence.
They're over there, too.
Both sides.

NARA Description

On January 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:23 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 642-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 642-19

Date: January 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:15 am and 10:23 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Gerard C. Smith and William P. Rogers

     The President's schedule
          -Henry A. Kissinger
               -Location
               -Previous meeting with the President
          -Meeting with Smith, Rogers and Kissinger

     Request for a call to Kissinger

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:23 am.

Also recorded on January 3, 1972

  • 018-003 10:05 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 10:10 am.
  • 642-016 10:05 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, Gerald L. Warren, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 10:14 am.
  • 018-109 10:10 AM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald L. Warren talked on the telephone from 10:10 am to 10:11 am.
  • 018-110 10:11 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:11 am and 11:08 am.
  • 642-017 10:14 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:14 am to 10:15 am.
  • 642-018 10:15 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:23 am.
  • 642-020 10:23 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gerard C. Smith, William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:23 am to 10:56 am.
  • 642-021 10:56 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:56 am and 11:00 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 642-019, January 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/642-019 (accessed October 22, 2026).