Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 717 › Conversation 717-009
Nixon & Bull on Oval Office operations and Ronald L. Ziegler
Tuesday, May 2, 1972 · 11:17 AM–11:19 AM ET · Oval Office · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to facilitate the transition between scheduled appointments in the Oval Office. The primary purpose of this brief encounter was to coordinate the arrival of White House Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. Following this administrative exchange, Bull departed to allow the President to proceed with his next meeting.
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NARA Description
On May 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:17 am and 11:19 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 717-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 717-9
Date: May 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:17 and 11:19 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President's meeting with Ronald L. Ziegler
Bull left at an unknown time before 11:19 am.Also recorded on May 2, 1972
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- 717-005 11:04 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:04 am.
- 717-006 11:04 AM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 11:10 am.
- 717-007 11:10 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:10 am to 11:11 am.
- 023-109 11:16 AM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Lyndon B. Johnson talked on the telephone from 11:16 am to 11:17 am.
- 717-008 11:16 AM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Lyndon B. Johnson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:16 am to 11:17 am.
- 023-110 11:17 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:17 am and 11:27 am.
- 717-010 11:19 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, unknown person(s), and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:19 am to 11:40 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 717-009, May 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/717-009 (accessed October 10, 2026).