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Conversation 756-017

TapeTape 756StartFriday, July 28, 1972 at 1:10 PMEndFriday, July 28, 1972 at 1:43 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Recording deviceOval Office
AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull reviewed the logistical arrangements for an upcoming signing ceremony concerning the U.S.-Soviet Union Joint Commission on Science and Technology. The discussion centered on the expected attendance of key officials, including Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, Henry Kissinger, and Edward E. David, Jr., while noting the absence of Secretary of State William P. Rogers. They finalized the seating protocol to ensure the event proceeded as scheduled.

U.S.-Soviet relationsScience and technologyDiplomatic protocolWhite House schedulingAnatoliy Dobrynin
AudioNARA 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 1:10 pm and 1:43 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 756-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 756-17

Date: July 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:10 pm and 1:43 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

      The President's schedule
           -Signing ceremony regarding US-Soviet Union Joint Commission on Science and
           Technology
                 -William P. Rogers
                       -Signature
                           -Scientific and technical agreement with Soviet Union, May 24, 1972
                 -Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
                 -Henry A. Kissinger
                 -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
                       -Dobrynin
                 -Edward E. David, Jr.
                 -Dobrynin
                       -Haig

Bull left at 1:43 pm.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Is he about right in there?
Oh, yes, sir.
Secretary Rogers will not be here, sir.
Okay.
Or, for information purposes, he was the second, sir, on that Mason report, and he's not here today.
Yes, sir.
Are we in here?
Yes, sir.
He'll be to your left, right around the table there.
Okay, just a second, a minute.
Okay, sir.
Is Henry...
Well, all right, if I have David and I, we'll just have the brain come in and we'll go ahead and watch.
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