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Nixon & Bull on Life magazine and Truman Balcony

Tuesday, July 25, 1972 · 5:13 PM–5:14 PM ET · Oval Office · 29 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation753-001 on Tape 753StartTuesday, July 25, 1972 at 5:13 PMEndTuesday, July 25, 1972 at 5:14 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 753-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to finalize logistical arrangements for a scheduled photo session featuring First Lady Pat Nixon for Life magazine. The discussion focused on coordinating the shoot on the Truman Balcony while managing timing constraints. The participants briefly addressed procedural concerns regarding the volume of materials or logistical scope involved in the request.

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They're not going to go through some 40,000, 40,000.
He said it's always going to be that way.

NARA Description

On July 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:13 pm and 5:14 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 753-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 753-1

Date: July 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:13 pm and 5:14 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

      The President's schedule
           -Photograph session
                -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
                -Life magazine
                -Truman Balcony
                -Timing

Bull left at an unknown time before 5:13 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 753-001, July 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/753-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).