Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 656 › Conversation 656-003
Nixon & Bull on Charles W. Colson and Personnel management
Wednesday, January 26, 1972 · 7:47 AM–7:52 AM ET · Oval Office · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon summoned his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, to the Oval Office for a brief morning meeting. The primary purpose of the discussion was the President's explicit request for the presence of special counsel Charles W. Colson. Bull complied with the instruction, marking the meeting as a logistical coordination effort to facilitate immediate contact with Colson.
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.
NARA Description
On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:47 am and 7:52 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 656-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 656-3
Date: January 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:47 am and 7:52 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Request for Charles W. Colson
Bull left at an unknown time before 7:52 am.Also recorded on January 26, 1972
- 019-090 7:47 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:47 am and 7:52 am.
- 088-002 7:47 AM · 1 hr 58 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Republican Congressional leaders, including Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Norris Cotton, Gordon L. Allott, Peter H. Dominick, Barry M. Goldwater, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John B. Anderson, Samuel L. Devine, Richard H. Poff, Barber B. Conable, Jr., H. Allen Smith, Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, John W. Byrnes, Frank T. Bow, Robert J. Dole, George P. Shultz, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Herbert Stein, John D. Ehrlichman, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Richard K. Cook, Thomas C. Korologos, Harry S. Dent, Ronald L. Ziegler, Bryce N. Harlow, Noel C. Koch, William L. Gifford, Henry A. Kissinger, and William P. Rogers, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 7:47 am and 10:02 am.
- 656-002 7:47 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:47 am and 7:52 am.
- 656-004 7:47 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:47 am and 7:52 am.
- 656-005 7:47 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:47 am and 7:52 am.
- 656-006 7:47 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:47 am and 7:52 am.
- 019-091 7:52 AM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 7:52 am to 7:53 am.
- 656-007 7:52 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Rose Mary Woods, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 7:52 am to 8:03 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 656-003, January 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/656-003 (accessed October 6, 2026).