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Nixon & Bull on White House logistics and Press relations

Friday, May 5, 1972 · 11:37 AM–11:40 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation720-005 on Tape 720 (tape position 01:26:15–01:27:24)StartFriday, May 5, 1972 at 11:37 AMEndFriday, May 5, 1972 at 11:40 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 720-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met briefly to coordinate logistics for a forthcoming meeting involving the press. The discussion focused on the necessity of efficiency due to time constraints and addressed the costs associated with gift items for new visitors. Bull confirmed he would manage the distribution of these items in the session room following the brief exchange.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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1:26:44This is just a two-minute stand-up, because everyone has to press.
1:26:46Pressure, right?
1:26:48Well, we have to hurry up.
1:26:49All right.
1:26:51These are new customers.
1:26:52You've got to spend $2.30.
1:26:53I'll actually leave this in the session room.
1:26:57I'll ask your sister-in-law for money.

NARA Description

On May 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:37 am and 11:40 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 720-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 720-5

Date: May 5, 1972
Time: 11:37 am - unknown before 11:40 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     President’s forthcoming meeting
          -Press

     Gifts
             -Costs

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:40 am.

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  • 100-004 11:37 AM · 16 sec — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 11:37 am on May 5, 1972 and 9:10 am on May 8, 1972.
  • 100-005 11:37 AM · 2 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 11:37 am on May 5, 1972 and 9:10 am on May 8, 1972.
  • 100-006 11:37 AM · 1 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 11:37 am on May 5, 1972 and 9:10 am on May 8, 1972.
  • 100-007 11:37 AM · 3 min — Ronald L. Ziegler and a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 11:37 am on May 5, 1972 and 9:10 am on May 8, 1972.
  • 100-008 11:37 AM · 2 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 11:37 am on May 5, 1972 and 9:10 am on May 8, 1972.
  • 100-009 11:37 AM — George P. Shultz and a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 11:37 am on May 5, 1972 and 9:10 am on May 8, 1972.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 720-005, May 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/720-005 (accessed October 9, 2026).