Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 737 › Conversation 737-001
Nixon & Bull on Cabinet meeting and White House logistics
Friday, June 16, 1972 · 8:07 AM–8:37 AM ET · Oval Office · 19 sec
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon and aide Stephen B. Bull coordinated logistics for an upcoming cabinet meeting held in the Rose Garden. The discussion focused on finalizing the protocol for official photography, specifically arranging for cabinet members to pose for pictures on the Rose Garden steps before moving inside. Following these instructions, the two men exited the Oval Office to proceed with the scheduled event.
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NARA Description
On June 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:07 am and 8:37 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 737-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 737-1
Date: June 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:07 and 8:37 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-Cabinet meeting
-Photographs
The President and Bull left at 8:37 am.Also recorded on June 16, 1972
- 025-070 8:07 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:07 am and 12:30 pm.
- 737-002 10:18 AM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, John D. Ehrlichman, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, James D. Hodgson, Elliot L. Richardson, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Clark MacGregor, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Thomas C. Korologos, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:18 am and 11:18 am.
- 737-003 11:18 AM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:18 am and 11:22 am.
- 737-004 11:22 AM · 1 hr 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Luis Echeverria Alvarez, Emilio Rabasa Mishkin, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Donald F. Barnes met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:22 am to 12:26 pm.
- 025-071 12:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard M. Helms talked on the telephone from 12:20 pm to 12:33 pm.
- 737-005 12:33 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Vernon C. Coffey, Jr., and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:33 pm to 2:38 pm.
- 737-006 12:38 PM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 12:44 pm.
- 737-007 12:44 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, John A. Vann, John A. Vann, Thomas Vann, Peter Vann, Frank Vann, Eugene Vann, Dorothy Vann Cadorette, Dorothy Vann Cadorette, Mary Jane Vann, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Ronald L. Ziegler, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, Vernon C. Coffey, Jr., John K. Andrews, Jr., and Joseph W. Alsop met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:44 pm to 12:53 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 737-001, June 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/737-001 (accessed October 23, 2026).