Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 725 › Conversation 725-037
Nixon & Bull on Camp David and Soviet Union trip
Tuesday, May 16, 1972 · 5:40 PM–5:43 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull and an unknown individual to coordinate upcoming logistical and scheduling matters. The discussion centered on arrangements for a trip to Camp David, preparations for an impending Soviet visit, and the scheduling of a meeting with John Cardinal Krol. Additionally, the group addressed administrative concerns regarding personnel workloads, including those of Rose Mary Woods and Marjorie P. Acker, alongside the receipt of materials from John B. Connally.
- Presidential schedule
- Camp David
- Soviet Union trip
- John Cardinal Krol
- Administrative staffing
- John B. Connally
Audio
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Position in tape: 04:55:33 – 04:57:04
part C, 51:17
NARA Description
On May 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:40 pm and 5:43 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 725-037 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 725-37
Date: May 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:40 pm and 5:43 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
Manolo Sanchez
-Condition
-Call from unknown man
-Day
Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 5:40 pm.
President's schedule
-Camp David trip
-Marjorie P. Acker's schedule
-Rose Mary Woods's schedule
-Workload
-President's preparation for Soviet trip
-Acker's workload
-Woods
-Meeting with John Cardinal Krol
-Oval Office meeting
-Time before Sequoia cruise
-Photograph arrangements
-Packet from John B. Connally
-Meeting with Krol
-Time
Bull and the unknown man left at an unknown time before 5:43 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on May 16, 1972
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- 725-035 4:58 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Clark MacGregor, David C. Hoopes, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:58 pm and 5:05 pm.
- 725-036 5:05 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, Ray C. Bliss, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:05 pm to 5:40 pm.
- 725-038 5:43 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John Cardinal Krol, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:43 pm to 5:54 pm.
- 725-043 5:54 PM · 15 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:54 pm and 11:59 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 725-037, May 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/725-037 (accessed November 2, 2026).