Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 721 › Conversation 721-013
United States Secret Service agents & Bull on Secret Service
Monday, May 8, 1972 · 1:15 PM–8:40 PM ET · Oval Office · 34 sec
AI Summary
Stephen B. Bull met with United States Secret Service agents in the Oval Office to discuss routine logistical or operational arrangements. The conversation consists primarily of brief, non-substantive affirmations rather than policy deliberations. No specific decisions or historical actions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.
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NARA Description
On May 8, 1972, Stephen B. Bull and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 8:40 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 721-013 of the White House Tapes.
Also recorded on May 8, 1972
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- 336-008 1:15 PM · 1 hr 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, [David] Kenneth Rush, White House operator, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:15 pm to 2:30 pm.
- 721-012 1:15 PM · 44 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 8:40 pm.
- 024-003 1:35 PM · 12 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:10 pm.
- 024-004 1:35 PM · 2 min — Henry A. Kissinger and [David] Kenneth Rush talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 721-013, May 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/721-013 (accessed October 9, 2026).