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Nixon & Bull on Speechwriting

Wednesday, January 19, 1972 · 10:21 AM–10:30 AM ET · Oval Office · 25 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation651-008 on Tape 651 (tape position 00:26:23–00:34:07)StartWednesday, January 19, 1972 at 10:21 AMEndWednesday, January 19, 1972 at 10:30 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 651-008 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417180461 ↗

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NARA Description

On January 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:21 am and 10:30 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 651-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 651-8

Date: January 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:21 am and 10:30 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Speech draft

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:30 am.

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Also recorded on January 19, 1972

  • 019-005 10:06 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 10:13 am.
  • 651-004 10:06 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 10:13 am.
  • 651-005 10:06 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 10:13 am.
  • 651-006 10:06 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 10:13 am.
  • 019-006 10:13 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller talked on the telephone from 10:13 am to 10:21 am.
  • 651-007 10:13 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:13 am to 10:21 am.
  • 651-009 10:21 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:21 am and 10:30 am.
  • 651-010 10:30 AM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Rose Mary Woods, unknown person(s), and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:30 am to 11:18 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 651-008, January 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417180461). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/651-008 (accessed November 13, 2026).