Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 742 › Conversation 742-007

Nixon & Bull on Presidential directives and Administrative tasks

Monday, June 26, 1972 · 9:40 AM–9:50 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation742-007 onTape 742 (tape position 01:19:36–01:20:38)StartMonday, June 26, 1972 at 9:40 AMEndMonday, June 26, 1972 at 9:50 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 742-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to provide administrative instructions. While the specific details of the directives remain unrecorded, the interaction reflects the daily management of executive tasks and scheduling within the White House. Bull exited the meeting shortly thereafter to carry out the President's orders.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On June 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 9:50 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 742-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 742-7

Date: June 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:40 am and 9:50 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Instructions

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:50 am.

Also recorded on June 26, 1972

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  • 742-002 8:31 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:31 am and 8:57 am.
  • 742-003 8:31 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:31 am and 8:57 am.
  • 742-004 8:31 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:31 am and 8:57 am.
  • 742-005 8:31 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and Terry L. Decker met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:31 am and 8:57 am.
  • 742-006 8:57 AM — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:57 am to 9:40 am.
  • 742-008 9:50 AM — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:50 am to 10:45 am.
  • 742-009 10:45 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:45 am and 10:59 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 742-007, June 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/742-007 (accessed September 18, 2026).