Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 717 › Conversation 717-017
Nixon & Bull on administrative logistics
Tuesday, May 2, 1972 · 12:06 PM–12:08 PM ET · Oval Office ·5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to conduct a brief review of the President's daily schedule. The conversation focused on managing administrative arrangements and the logistics of upcoming appointments. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this brief logistical check-in.
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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 12:06 pm and 12:08 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 717-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 717-17
Date: May 2, 1972
Time: 12:06-unknown before 12:08 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President’s schedule
Bull left at an unknown time before 12:08 pm.Also recorded on May 2, 1972
- 717-011 11:40 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:40 am and 11:42 am.
- 717-012 11:42 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Vernon A. Walters, Edward Tamm, Lauren Jones, Frederick J. Walters, James Walters, Vincent C. Walters, Mrs. Vincent C. Walters, Richard Walters, Peter Adams, Richard M. Helms, Rose Mary Woods, Walter R. Tkach, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Muriel Hartley, Nancy Ovellette, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:42 am to 11:50 am.
- 717-013 11:50 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:50 am to 11:51 am.
- 717-015 11:51 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:51 am and 11:57 am.
- 717-016 11:57 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Erik Emborg, Marshall Frederics, Borge Rosing, Christian Castenskjold, Jens Nicolaisen, J. U. Kari-Neilsen, Hein Christensen, Marius Anderson, Holger Larsen, Ancher Nelsen, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:57 am to 12:06 pm.
- 717-018 12:06 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 12:08 pm.
- 717-019 12:08 PM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:08 pm to 12:42 pm.
- 717-020 12:42 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:42 pm and 1:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 717-017, 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/717-017 (accessed September 18, 2026).