Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 742 › Conversation 742-012

Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and Peter M. Flanigan

Monday, June 26, 1972 · 11:31 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation742-012 on Tape 742 (tape position 02:54:05–02:54:41)StartMonday, June 26, 1972 at 11:31 AMEndMonday, June 26, 1972 at 11:31 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 742-012 ↗

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to review and organize his daily schedule. The discussion centered on upcoming appointments with Henry A. Kissinger and Peter M. Flanigan. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this administrative briefing.

Audio for this conversation has not been released by the National Archives.

No transcript is available because the audio has not been released.

On June 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:31 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 742-012 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 742-12

Date: June 26, 1972
Time: 11:31 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

      The President's schedule
           -Henry A. Kissinger
           -Peter M. Flanigan

Bull left at 11:31 am.
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  • 026-006 11:00 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 11:45 am.
  • 026-007 11:00 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 11:45 am.
  • 742-011 11:07 AM — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry Cabot Lodge, Charles W. Colson, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:07 am to 11:30 am.
  • 742-013 11:31 AM — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter M. Flanigan, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, Henry A. Kissinger, George P. Shultz, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:31 am to 12:08 pm.
  • 026-008 11:45 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 11:45 am to 11:47 am.
  • 026-009 11:47 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 2:23 pm.

Conversation 742-012, 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/742-012 (accessed September 30, 2026).