Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 735 › Conversation 735-015

Nixon & Bull on Ronald L. Ziegler and John D. Ehrlichman

Thursday, June 15, 1972 · 3:45 PM–3:47 PM ET · Oval Office ·35 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation735-015 onTape 735 (tape position 05:12:52–05:14:12)StartThursday, June 15, 1972 at 3:45 PMEndThursday, June 15, 1972 at 3:47 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 735-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate administrative matters and schedule updates. The discussion focused on Ronald Ziegler's upcoming press briefing and the scheduling of a meeting with John D. Ehrlichman to address the issue of busing. Following these logistical arrangements, the meeting concluded promptly.

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Would you see, Steve, when you're .

Yeah.

Well, I'll call her and just give

Thank you.

NARA Description

On June 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:47 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 735-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 735-15

Date: June 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:45 and 3:47 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Ronald L. Ziegler's briefing

     The President's schedule
          -John D. Ehrlichman
                -Busing
          -Ziegler

Bull left at an unknown time before 3:47 pm.
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Also recorded on June 15, 1972

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735-013 2:30 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:30 pm to 3:03 pm.
735-014 3:04 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Sultan ibn Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, Ibrahim al-Sowayel, Melvin R. Laird, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Camile Nowfel, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:04 pm to 3:45 pm.
735-016 3:47 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, Rose Mary Woods, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:47 pm to 5:25 pm.
736-001 3:47 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:47 pm to 5:25 pm.
736-002 5:25 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, William G. Milliken, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 6:43 pm.
025-068 5:31 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:46 pm.
025-069 5:46 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William G. Milliken talked on the telephone from 5:46 pm to 5:54 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 735-015, June 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/735-015 (accessed September 18, 2026).