Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 756 › Conversation 756-009

Nixon & Bull on Jack D. Maltester and Ronald L. Ziegler

Friday, July 28, 1972 · 11:54 AM–11:56 AM ET · Oval Office · 23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation756-009 on Tape 756StartFriday, July 28, 1972 at 11:54 AMEndFriday, July 28, 1972 at 11:56 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 756-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to discuss scheduling adjustments regarding a potential visit with Mayor Jack D. Maltester. The conversation focused on a recommendation from Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler to arrange a 'blind' or unannounced visit for the President in California. Nixon approved this approach, facilitating the coordination of the unscheduled engagement.

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Uh, Mr. President, uh, Rod Ziegler recommends creating a blind visit to this mayor.

Sure.

NARA Description

On July 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 11:56 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 756-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 756-9

Date: July 28, 1972
Time: Between 11:54 am and 11:56 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

      The President's schedule
           -[Jack D. Maltester]
                 -Ronald L. Ziegler's recommendation
                       -California

Bull left at 11:56 am.

Also recorded on July 28, 1972

756-007 11:15 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:15 am to 11:37 am.
756-008 11:37 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Antonio D. Neto, Joao Augusto de Araujo Castro, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., White House photographer, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:37 am to 11:54 am.
756-024 11:54 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 11:56 am.
756-010 11:56 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Jack D. Maltester, John J. Gunther, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:56 am to 12:09 pm.
028-009 12:24 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 12:24 pm to 12:28 pm.
756-011 12:24 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:24 pm to 12:28 pm.
028-010 12:28 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:28 pm and 2:08 pm.
756-012 12:29 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, David J. Mahoney, Jr., Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., and Leonard Garment met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:29 pm to 12:55 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 756-009, July 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/756-009 (accessed October 1, 2026).