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Nixon & Bull on Luci Baines Johnson and Patrick Nugent

Tuesday, March 14, 1972 · 3:31 PM–3:37 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation685-016 onTape 685 (tape position 05:38:13–05:40:00)StartTuesday, March 14, 1972 at 3:31 PMEndTuesday, March 14, 1972 at 3:37 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 685-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate logistics for an upcoming social visit involving Luci Baines Johnson and Patrick Nugent. The discussion focused on scheduling details, including arrangements for Tricia Nixon Cox and the use of the tennis courts. Bull was tasked with managing these specific planning items for the President's guests.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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5:38:35This is good.
5:38:36Now we've all got this.
5:38:53I don't know what this is, but we can't tell.
5:38:56Yeah, we'll get it for all of them.
5:39:00We'll get it for all of them.
5:39:02We'll get it for all of them.
5:39:12Well, I'll take care of it since I'm fine still.
5:39:38yeah yeah yeah yeah
5:39:56See, this is the presidential studio.

NARA Description

On March 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 3:37 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 685-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 685-16

Date: March 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:31 pm and 3:37 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

        The President's schedule
             -Forthcoming meeting with Luci (Johnson) Nugent
                   -Tricia Nixon Cox

                    -Tennis courts
                    -Patrick L. Nugent
                          -Footprints

Bull left.

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  • 685-015 3:25 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Debbie Wright, George H. Mahon, Raymond L. Schafer, Macon T. Edwards, James T. Hazelwood, John E. Nidecker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:25 pm to 3:31 pm.
  • 685-017 3:31 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 3:37 pm.
  • 685-018 3:37 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Tricia Nixon Cox, Luci Johnson Nugent, Patrick L. Nugent, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:37 pm to 3:49 pm.
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  • 685-020 3:49 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:49 pm to 3:52 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 685-016, March 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/685-016 (accessed September 18, 2026).