Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 746 › Conversation 746-019

Nixon, Kehrli & Bull on Staffing and Legislative process

Saturday, July 1, 1972 · 1:05 PM–1:08 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Kehrli, Bruce A.Conversation746-019 on Tape 746StartSaturday, July 1, 1972 at 1:05 PMEndSaturday, July 1, 1972 at 1:08 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 746-019 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with staff aides Stephen B. Bull and Bruce A. Kehrli to manage administrative tasks, specifically focusing on the review and signing of pending legislation. During the brief session, Nixon verified the identity of the incoming Staff Secretary, identified as Wilson. The participants also coordinated logistical arrangements regarding the President’s upcoming schedule, including travel to California and associated press and well-wishing activities.

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Bruce Caroline has the bills.
Bruce Caroline is going to use the bills.
He's coming in here.
I'm going to tell you what his name is.
He's the staff secretary.
He's the last one.
Yes, sir.
Wilson.
Wilson.

NARA Description

On July 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Bruce A. Kehrli met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:08 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 746-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 746-19

Date: July 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:05 pm and 1:08 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Bruce A. Kehrli
         -Bills [for the President’s signature]
         -Identity
                -Staff Secretary

Bull left and and Kehrli entered at an unknown time before 1:08 am.

     The President’s schedule
          -California
          -Well-wishes
          -Press

The President and Kehrli left at 1:08 pm.

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  • 026-042 12:16 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 1:02 pm.
  • 026-043 1:00 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 1:00 pm to 1:02 pm.
  • 026-044 1:02 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Vernon A. Walters talked on the telephone from 1:02 pm to 1:05 pm.
  • 746-018 1:02 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Vernon A. Walters met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:02 pm to 1:05 pm.
  • 026-058 1:05 PM · 41 min — the recording device engaged at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 11:59 pm, but the conversation appears to be blank.
  • 746-020 1:08 PM · 12 sec — Unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 1:08 pm on July 1, 1972 and 9:06 am on July 19, 1972.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 746-019, 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/746-019 (accessed October 2, 2026).