Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 746 › Conversation 746-001

Nixon & Bull on Richard Starnes and Charles W. Colson

Saturday, July 1, 1972 · 8:01 AM–8:50 AM ET · Oval Office · 31 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation746-001 on Tape 746StartSaturday, July 1, 1972 at 8:01 AMEndSaturday, July 1, 1972 at 8:50 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 746-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to request a specific column written by Richard Starnes from the Washington Daily News. During the discussion, Nixon directed Bull to contact Charles W. Colson to join the meeting. This interaction reflects the President's focused interest in monitoring media coverage originating from the National Press Club.

  • Richard Starnes
  • Charles W. Colson
  • Media monitoring
  • Washington Daily News
  • National Press Club

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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You've got to make the Richard Starnes column.

NARA Description

On July 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:01 am and 8:50 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 746-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 746-1

Date: July 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:01 am and 8:50 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Request for Richard Scarne's column
         -Washington Daily News
                -National Press Club

     Request that Charles W. Colson be asked to join him

     Instruction

Bull left at an unknown time before 8:50 am.

Also recorded on July 1, 1972

  • 026-057 8:01 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:01 am and 11:00 am.
  • 746-002 8:01 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:01 am and 8:50 am.
  • 746-003 8:50 AM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 9:45 am.
  • 746-004 9:45 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:45 am to 10:04 am.
  • 746-005 9:45 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 10:04 am.
  • 746-006 10:04 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:04 am and 10:53 am.
  • 746-007 10:04 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:04 am and 10:53 am.
  • 746-008 10:04 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Tim Burke, Larry Allen, James Hester, Tillie Barela, Jo Ann Cullen, Marsha Bowen, James H. Falk, William F. Rhatican, Neal Ball, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:04 am and 11:05 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 746-001, July 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/746-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).