Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 749 › Conversation 749-004

Nixon & Bull on George P. Shultz and George Meany

Friday, July 21, 1972 · 11:39 PM–11:43 PM ET · Oval Office · 20 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation749-004 on Tape 749StartFriday, July 21, 1972 at 11:39 PMEndFriday, July 21, 1972 at 11:43 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 749-004 ↗

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to review and refine his upcoming daily schedule. The discussion centered on coordinating meetings with George P. Shultz regarding his recent interactions with AFL-CIO leader George Meany, as well as scheduling time with H.R. Haldeman. This brief session served to finalize key administrative arrangements and personnel consultations for the President's immediate agenda.

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On July 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 pm and 11:43 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 749-004 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 749-4

Date: July 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:39 am and 11:43 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -George P. Shultz
                -Recent talk with George Meany
          -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:43 am.
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Conversation 749-004, July 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/749-004 (accessed October 2, 2026).