Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 726 › Conversation 726-002

Nixon, Agnew & Bull on White House logistics and Public relations

Friday, May 19, 1972 · 11:42 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Agnew, Spiro T. (Vice President); Bull, Stephen B.; Ziegler, Ronald L.Conversation726-002 onTape 726 (tape position 01:13:20–01:14:45)StartFriday, May 19, 1972 at 11:42 AMEndFriday, May 19, 1972 at 11:42 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 726-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew met to coordinate logistics for an upcoming public event, specifically focusing on an escort to the press room. Stephen B. Bull and Ronald Ziegler participated in the discussion, which involved arrangements concerning Tricia Nixon Cox. The meeting served as a continuation of prior deliberations regarding administrative preparations for these individuals.

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NARA Description

On May 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:42 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 726-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 726-2

Date: May 19, 1972
Time: 11:42 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Spiro T. Agnew and Stephen B. Bull; this conversation is a continuation
of Conversation No. 726-1.

      Agnew
          -Escort to press room
          -Tricia Nixon Cox

Butterfield left.

Also recorded on May 19, 1972

024-156 10:51 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:51 am and 11:16 am.
024-157 10:51 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:51 am and 11:16 am.
024-158 11:16 AM · 18 sec — Stephen B. Bull, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 11:16 am to 11:17 am.
024-103 11:17 AM · 7 sec — unknown person(s), White House operator, Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at 11:17 am.
726-012 11:27 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:27 am.
726-003 11:42 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:42 am to 11:45 am.
726-004 11:45 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Henry A. Kissinger, Ronald L. Ziegler, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:45 am to 12:19 pm.
726-005 12:19 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:19 pm to 12:49 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 726-002, May 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/726-002 (accessed September 18, 2026).