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Nixon & Bull

Wednesday, April 12, 1972 · 8:03 AM–8:05 AM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation707-003 on Tape 707 (tape position 00:05:17–00:07:18)StartWednesday, April 12, 1972 at 8:03 AMEndWednesday, April 12, 1972 at 8:05 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 707-003 ↗

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to conduct a brief administrative review of his daily schedule. The discussion focused on coordinating the President's upcoming appointments and logistics. No major policy decisions were recorded during this short meeting, which served primarily to manage the President's workflow.

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On April 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:03 am and 8:05 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 707-003 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 707-3

Date: April 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:03 am and 8:05 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -A report

Bull left at an unknown time before 8:05 am.

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All right, I have some general questions.
  • 022-114 7:58 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 8:02 am.
  • 707-001 7:58 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 8:02 am.
  • 022-115 8:02 AM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Anne Manfield talked on the telephone from 8:02 am to 8:03 am.
  • 707-002 8:02 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Anne Manfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:02 am to 8:03 am.
  • 707-004 8:05 AM · 2 min — Stephen B. Bull and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:05 am and 10:14 am.
  • 707-005 10:14 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Hugh Scott, Gerald R. Ford, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:14 am to 10:26 am.
  • 707-006 10:26 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:26 am and 10:32 am.
  • 707-007 10:26 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:26 am and 10:32 am.

Conversation 707-003, April 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/707-003 (accessed November 15, 2026).