Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 682 › Conversation 682-007

Nixon & Bull on signing ceremony and legislation

Friday, March 10, 1972 · 12:40 PM–12:45 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation682-007 on Tape 682 (tape position 00:56:16–00:57:44)StartFriday, March 10, 1972 at 12:40 PMEndFriday, March 10, 1972 at 12:45 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 682-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate a signing ceremony scheduled for the Cabinet Room. They reviewed the logistical details concerning the presentation of three specific bills to a limited group of congressional representatives, including George D. Aiken, Wright Patman, and William B. Widnall. The discussion focused on finalizing the list of attendees and ensuring the administrative requirements for the event were met.

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56:28three bills there are only three congressional representatives that's all we have

NARA Description

On March 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 12:45 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 682-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 682-7

Date: March 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:40 pm and 12:45 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Signing ceremony
          -Cabinet Room
          -Three bills
          -Congressional representatives
                -George D. Aiken
                -Wright Patman
                -William B. Widnall

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:45 pm.

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  • 682-011 12:40 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 12:45 pm.
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  • 682-008 12:50 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, White House photographer, Dianne C. Matthews, United States Secret Service agents, Stephen B. Bull, Arthur K. Watson, White House operator, and J. William Fulbright met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:50 pm to 1:10 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 682-007, March 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/682-007 (accessed October 3, 2026).