Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 642 › Conversation 642-033
Nixon & Bull on Press relations and Oliver F. Atkins
Monday, January 3, 1972 · 12:16 PM–12:18 PM ET · Oval Office · 29 sec
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Position in tape: 05:15:30 – 05:15:56
part C, 1:10:43
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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 12:16 pm and 12:18 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 642-033 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 642-33
Date: January 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:16 pm and 12:18 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Photograph sessions
-Press
-Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins
Bull left at an unknown time before 12:18 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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- 018-010 12:16 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:18 pm.
- 642-032 12:16 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:16 pm.
- 642-034 12:16 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:18 pm.
- 642-035 12:16 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:18 pm.
- 642-036 12:16 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:18 pm.
- 642-037 12:18 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John W. Kauffman, Stephen M. Morris, Jack A. L. Hahn, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., James H. Cavanaugh, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:18 pm to 12:32 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 642-033, 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/642-033 (accessed November 15, 2026).