Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 644 › Conversation 644-009

Nixon & Bull on White House taping system and Administrative matters

Monday, January 10, 1972 · 11:52 AM–11:55 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation644-009 on Tape 644 (tape position 01:39:49–01:42:24)StartMonday, January 10, 1972 at 11:52 AMEndMonday, January 10, 1972 at 11:55 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 644-009 ↗

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to conduct a brief administrative review of his daily schedule. The primary focus of the discussion centered on the logistical arrangements for the White House audio taping system. No further policy or political developments were recorded during this brief encounter.

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On January 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 11:55 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 644-009 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 644-9

Date: January 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:52 am and 11:55 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Audio taping

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:55 am.
  • 644-017 10:50 AM · 58 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, John D. Ehrlichman, Arthur A. Fletcher, Robert J. Brown, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Carthur L. M. Drake, Stanley S. Scott, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 11:52 am.
  • 644-008 11:52 AM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 11:55 am.
  • 644-018 11:52 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 11:55 am.
  • 644-010 12:00 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 pm and 12:16 pm.
  • 644-011 12:00 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 pm and 12:16 pm.
  • 644-012 12:16 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Barbara Dunn, Karl D. Bays, Earl W. Brian, Rita R. Campbell, D. Brooks Chandler, Jane Claflin, Frank C. Coleman, James R. Cowan, Theodore EW. Cummings, Rosamond C. Gabrielson, James W. Haviland, John A. Hill, Alice K. Leopold, Kenneth M. McCaffree, J. Alexander McMahon, C. Joseph Stetler, William H. Thomas, Samuel J. Tibbitts, Donald J. Walden, John C. Whitwell, Raymond J. Waldeman, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Stephen B. Bull, John Tomayko, Doreas Hardy, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:16 pm to 12:34 pm.
  • 644-013 12:34 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:34 pm.
  • 644-014 12:35 PM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, [David] Kenneth Rush, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, White House photographer, White House operator, and Peter M. Flanigan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:35 pm to 1:24 pm.

Conversation 644-009, January 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/644-009 (accessed September 29, 2026).