Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 705 › Conversation 705-012
Nixon & Bull on Staff management and Oval Office administration
Monday, April 10, 1972 · 12:38 PM–12:44 PM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, for a brief administrative exchange in the Oval Office. The discussion concluded with the President dismissing a specific concern by instructing Bull not to worry about the matter. This interaction highlights the routine nature of the President's interactions with his staff regarding minor logistical or situational concerns.
- Staff management
- Oval Office administration
- Presidential scheduling
- Administrative affairs
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NARA Description
On April 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 12:44 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 705-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 705-12
Date: April 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:38 pm and 12:44 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Instructions
Bull left at an unknown time before 12:44 pm.Also recorded on April 10, 1972
- 705-010 12:23 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:23 pm and 12:25 pm.
- 705-011 12:25 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert W. Barker, Arch N. Booth, William N. Burch, George Champion, Jr., Mary Pillsbury Lord, James P. Low, Leonard H. Marks, Herbert E. Marks, J. Willard Marriott, Alice (Sheets) Marriott, William J. McManus, Charles S. O???Malley, Jr., A. Pollard Simons, Katherine (Merrill) Swim, Walter E. Washington, C. Robert Yeager, John P. Cosgrove, John B. Kelly, Jr., David C. Hoopes, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:25 pm to 12:38 pm.
- 022-094 12:44 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:44 pm and 12:50 pm.
- 705-013 12:44 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, Manolo Sanchez, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, Ronald L. Ziegler, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:44 pm to 1:06 pm.
- 022-095 12:50 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:50 pm to 12:51 pm.
- 022-096 12:51 PM · 8 sec — Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:51 pm and 12:59 pm.
- 022-097 12:51 PM · 1 min — Henry A. Kissinger and Anatoliy F. Dobrynin talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:51 pm and 12:59 pm.
- 705-014 1:06 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:06 pm and 1:11 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 705-012, April 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/705-012 (accessed October 1, 2026).