Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 647 › Conversation 647-015

Nixon, Bull & Fauver on Retirement and White House protocol

Thursday, January 13, 1972 · 1:19 PM–1:23 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.;  Fauver, Edwin M.;  Fauver, Edwin M. (Mrs.);  Zook, Ray M.;  Ziegler, Ronald L.;  White House photographerConversation647-015 onTape 647 (tape position 02:59:13–03:02:21)StartThursday, January 13, 1972 at 1:19 PMEndThursday, January 13, 1972 at 1:23 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 647-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held an Oval Office meeting with Stephen B. Bull, Edwin M. Fauver, and several guests to honor Fauver upon his retirement. The group engaged in brief social pleasantries and a photo session while Nixon presented the guests with official White House gifts, including a money clip and cufflinks. The encounter served as a gesture of appreciation for Fauver’s service before he transitioned into retirement.

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2:58:52Goodbye and good luck.
2:58:53It's good to get out of homework for a little while.
2:58:58You all come visit Carol, don't you?
2:59:02Have fun.
2:59:04Enjoy the refreshments.
2:59:07Thank you.
2:59:09Thank you.
2:59:10Thank you.
2:59:11Thank you.
2:59:12Thank you.
2:59:13Thank you.
2:59:14Thank you.
2:59:15Thank you.
2:59:19I developed an interest in geography and never came across it in the county line.
2:59:25But I remember this girl, I'm not sure how many years now, but it was the first she was.
2:59:35And I was the best geography student in my school.
2:59:40Well, I think there's a lot to do in this country today.
2:59:43I think there's just a lot of good to do here.
2:59:47You bet.
2:59:48I'm delighted to share your birthday with you.
2:59:51My birthday is August 18th.
2:59:53Oh, wait a minute.
2:59:54I forgot to mention that.
2:59:55I forgot to mention it.
2:59:57uh... uh... uh... uh...
3:00:26Thank you.
3:00:26Thank you.
3:00:55Yeah, I can't take it.
3:00:56I'm afraid you're going to taste it.
3:00:59I've got to eat it.
3:01:01You've got to eat it.
3:01:04You've got to eat it.
3:01:14I don't know.

NARA Description

On January 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Edwin M. Fauver, Mrs. Edwin M. Fauver, Ray M. Zook, Ronald L. Ziegler, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:19 pm to 1:23 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 647-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 647-15

Date: January 13, 1972
Time: 1:19 pm - 1:23 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Edwin M. (“Jiggs”) Fauver
          -Robert O. Anderson

Edwin Fauver, Mrs. E. M. Fauver, John Fauver, Ray M. Zook, Ronald L. Ziegler and the White
House photographer entered at 1:20 pm.

     Introductions

     Press
             -Badges

     Fauver
          -Retirement
                -Plans
                     -Children, grandchildren
                     -Son, John Fauver

     Appreciation for job

     [Photographic session]

     Presentation of gifts
          -Money clip
          -Compact
          -Cufflinks

     Appreciation for job done

Fauver, et al. left at 1:23 pm.

Also recorded on January 13, 1972

  • 647-011 12:36 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 12:38 pm.
  • 647-012 12:37 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Lt. Cmdr. James E. Sheehan, John Sheehan, Kathleen Sheehan, Kelly Sheehan, Kevin Sheehan, Eugene T. Sheehan, Edward J. Sheehan, Geneva Smith, Adm. Adm. C. D. Griffin, Louie B. Nunn, John Sherman Cooper, John J. Sparkman, Arthur F. Burns, J. L. Robertson, George W. Mitchell, J. Dewey Daane, Sherman J. Maisel, Andrew F. Brimmer, Robert Holland, George P. Shultz, Herbert Stein, Peter M. Flanigan, Frederic V. Malek, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, and E. Pendleton James met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 1:02 pm.
  • 647-013 1:02 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 1:02 pm and 1:03 pm.
  • 647-014 1:03 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Arthene Cevey, Andrey Pontier, Karl Wunderlich, Peter Yu, Michael Slattery, Billy McNight, Richard Buck, Stephen Bazo, James Toomey, Russell Burke, Brian Clark, Phillip Beauregard, Pete Wyrough, Brooks Ross, Robert Jones, Brian Bunce, John Sharood, Peter McMahon, Francois VanDerMenbrugge, Christopher Cook, White House photographer, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:03 pm to 1:19 pm.
  • 647-016 1:23 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:23 pm to 1:24 pm.
  • 647-017 1:24 PM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert O. Anderson, J. Erik Jonsson, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Leonard Garment, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:24 pm to 2:14 pm.
  • 647-018 2:14 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:14 pm and 2:16 pm.
  • 647-019 2:16 PM · 6 min — Jon M. Huntsman, Mrs. Jon M. Huntsman, Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., Paul Huntsman, Kathleen Huntsman, Kristina Huntsman, James Huntsman, Paul Huntsman, David Huntsman, Alexander P. Butterfield, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:16 pm to 2:21 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 647-015, January 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/647-015 (accessed September 18, 2026).