Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 707 › Conversation 707-008
Nixon & Bull on Texas and Fishing rights
Wednesday, April 12, 1972 · 11:22 AM–11:33 AM ET · Oval Office · 33 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull discussed a controversial Justice Department lawsuit challenging Texas’s established ten-mile fishing rights, which conflicted with prior legislative and judicial precedents. Concerned by the political implications and the inquiries from Texas Supreme Court Justice Price Daniel, Nixon directed Bull to investigate the origin and rationale behind the filing. The President expressed frustration with the litigation, emphasizing the need to clarify why the administration pursued a suit that appeared to contradict settled state maritime boundaries.
- Texas
- Fishing rights
- Justice Department
- Maritime law
- Price Daniel
- Litigation
Audio
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Position in tape: 00:35:13 – 00:35:42
part A, 34:51
NARA Description
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 11:22 am and 11:33 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 707-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 707-8
Date: April 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:22 am and 11:33 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-Meeting with John D. Ehrlichman
Bull left at an unknown time before 11:33 am.Transcript (AI-generated)
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- 022-116 11:22 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:33 am.
- 707-009 11:22 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:33 am.
- 022-117 11:33 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 11:33 am to 11:36 am.
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- 330-032 1:40 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:47 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 707-008, 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/707-008 (accessed November 15, 2026).