Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 709 › Conversation 709-006

Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and William M. Colmer

Monday, April 17, 1972 · 8:36 AM–8:58 AM ET · Oval Office · 27 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation709-006 on Tape 709 (tape position 00:17:09–00:19:11)StartMonday, April 17, 1972 at 8:36 AMEndMonday, April 17, 1972 at 8:58 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 709-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate his daily agenda and upcoming appointments. The discussion focused on finalizing the schedule for a meeting with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger and a luncheon with Representative William M. Colmer. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative check-in.

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Yeah, that's fine.
It's all right.
Go on.

NARA Description

On April 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 8:58 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 709-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 709-6

Date: April 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:36 am and 8:58 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Meeting with Henry A. Kissinger
          -William M. Colmer luncheon

Bull left at an unknown time before 8:58 am.

Also recorded on April 17, 1972

  • 709-001 8:36 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 8:58 am.
  • 709-002 8:36 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 8:58 am.
  • 709-003 8:36 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 8:58 am.
  • 709-004 8:36 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 8:58 am.
  • 709-005 8:36 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 8:58 am.
  • 709-007 8:36 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 8:58 am.
  • 709-008 8:58 AM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:58 am to 9:34 am.
  • 709-009 9:35 AM · 56 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:35 am to 10:32 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 709-006, April 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/709-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).