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Nixon & Bull on John D. Ehrlichman and Legislative agenda

Wednesday, July 19, 1972 · 12:37 PM–12:44 PM ET · Oval Office · 46 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation747-012 on Tape 747StartWednesday, July 19, 1972 at 12:37 PMEndWednesday, July 19, 1972 at 12:44 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 747-012 ↗

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President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull coordinate the scheduling of a meeting with John D. Ehrlichman to discuss pending legislation. Bull seeks clarification on how to manage Ehrlichman’s access and whether a formal appointment is necessary for reviewing specific bills. Nixon instructs Bull on protocols for facilitating this meeting and ensuring efficient communication between the two offices.

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Unless you're just talking to John Rogan and then he had a request for you in the summer round today in the sense of, you know, scratching the number of bills.
Yeah.
Yeah, I just talked to him.
I'm asking him to let me talk to him.
We have a little light that shows when you're on the telephone.
Yeah, it's all right.
He was on.
I was just on the phone with him, right?
Should we expect him to have an order or anything on any particular time he went to see you?
Yeah.
He, uh...
comes in here, or if somebody comes in here, if I'm here, Brittany, if I move over to you, you'll be standing over there.
I'll return.
I told you to come in whenever you could, right?

NARA Description

On July 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:44 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 747-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 747-12

Date: July 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:37 pm and 12:44 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     John D. Ehrlichman's schedule
          -Ehrlichman's request to meet with the President, July 19, 1972
                -Bills
          -Scheduling a meeting between the President and Ehrlichman
                -Executive Office Building [EOB]

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:44 pm.

Also recorded on July 19, 1972

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  • 027-003 12:37 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 2:00 pm.
  • 027-004 12:37 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 2:00 pm.
  • 747-009 12:37 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:44 pm.
  • 747-010 12:37 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:44 pm.
  • 747-011 12:37 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:44 pm.
  • 747-013 12:37 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:44 pm.
  • 747-014 12:44 PM · 57 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:44 pm to 1:51 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 747-012, July 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/747-012 (accessed October 2, 2026).