Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 750 › Conversation 750-012

Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and Diplomatic travel

Friday, July 21, 1972 · 4:13 PM–4:20 PM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation750-012 on Tape 750StartFriday, July 21, 1972 at 4:13 PMEndFriday, July 21, 1972 at 4:20 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 750-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met briefly to review and finalize Henry A. Kissinger’s upcoming travel schedule. The discussion focused on the logistical arrangements and timing of Kissinger’s commitments. No further actions or major policy decisions were recorded during this short administrative briefing.

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NARA Description

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 4:13 pm and 4:20 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 750-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 750-12

Date: July 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:13 pm and 4:20 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Henry A. Kissinger's schedule

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:20 pm.

Also recorded on July 21, 1972

  • 027-036 4:07 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 4:07 pm to 4:09 pm.
  • 750-008 4:07 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:07 pm to 4:09 pm.
  • 027-037 4:09 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 4:09 pm to 4:10 pm.
  • 750-009 4:09 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:09 pm and 4:10 pm.
  • 027-038 4:10 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 4:10 pm to 4:13 pm.
  • 750-010 4:10 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:10 pm to 4:13 pm.
  • 027-039 4:13 PM · 14 sec — The recording device engaged on an unknown date, sometime between 4:13 pm on July 21, 1972 and 11:55 am on July 24, 1972, but the conversation appears to be blank.
  • 750-011 4:13 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:13 pm and 4:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 750-012, July 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/750-012 (accessed October 2, 2026).