Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 726 › Conversation 726-002
Nixon, Agnew & Ziegler on Public relations
Friday, May 19, 1972 · 11:42 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min
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
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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 · 2 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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- Nixon phone call with Bull on Harry S. Truman and Spiro T. Agnew January 2, 1973 · 2 min
- Nixon & Bull on Neil H. McElroy Commission and Spiro T. Agnew January 13, 1972 · 1 min
- Butterfield & Bull on Robert H. Finch and Public address system December 15, 1972 · 2 min
- Nixon & Ziegler on West German relations and Willy Brandt May 2, 1973 · 3 min
- Nixon phone call with Woods on Social engagements July 27, 1971 · 3 min
- Cox & Woods on Camp David April 20, 1972 · 1 min
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 November 2, 2026).