Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 720 › Conversation 720-009

Nixon & Bull on Jerome H. Jaffe and Drug abuse policy

Friday, May 5, 1972 · 12:15 PM–12:16 PM ET · Oval Office · 48 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation720-009 on Tape 720 (tape position 02:02:00–02:02:45)StartFriday, May 5, 1972 at 12:15 PMEndFriday, May 5, 1972 at 12:16 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 720-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate an upcoming appointment with Dr. Jerome H. Jaffe. The brief discussion served to facilitate the logistics of this meeting regarding federal drug abuse policy. No further substantive policy decisions were recorded during this brief transition.

Jerome H. Jaffe
Drug abuse policy
Scheduling
White House operations

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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 12:15 pm and 12:16 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 720-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 720-9

Date: May 5, 1972
Time: Unknown after 12:15 and before 12:16 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

      President's meeting with Dr. Jerome H. Jaffe

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:16 pm.

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We wish you the best.

Thank you all.

We'll be looking forward to that.

Thank you.

You're going to get a White House tour now.

Have fun.

Thank you.

Oh, you did?

Well, what's your first name?

Jill.

Honey, you heard Jill, that's right.

Why, you said Roselle, that's your daughter.

Also recorded on May 5, 1972

720-008 12:09 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Delbert L. Latta, Delbert Springer, John E. Nidecker, Jill Springer, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:09 pm to 12:15 pm.
720-010 12:16 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dr. Jerome H. Jaffe, Mrs. Jerome H. Jaffe, Miriam Jaffe, Celia Jaffe, Ari Jaffe, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:16 pm to 12:18 pm.
720-011 12:18 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:18 pm and 12:19 pm.
720-012 12:19 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Rockefeller, III, Grace Olivarez, Dr. Christian N. Ramsey, Jr., Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Raymond J. Waldeman, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:19 pm to 12:32 pm.
720-013 12:32 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:32 pm and 12:34 pm.
720-014 12:32 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:32 pm and 12:34 pm.
720-015 12:34 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:34 pm to 12:41 pm.
720-016 12:41 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:41 pm and 12:43 pm.

All 54 conversations from May 5, 1972 →

Nixon phone call with Rangel on Drug traffic and Opium poppy cultivation June 30, 1971 · 6 min
Nixon phone call with Ehrlichman on Drug abuse policy and Water policy May 28, 1971 · 4 min
Nixon, Passman & Timmons on Foreign assistance and Drug abuse policy July 27, 1971 · 18 min
Nixon & Bull on William P. Rogers and Drug abuse policy March 9, 1973 · 2 min
Nixon, Shafer & Shepard on Drug abuse policy and Drug dependency March 22, 1973 · 10 min

Cite this conversation

Conversation 720-009, 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/720-009 (accessed November 2, 2026).