Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 757 › Conversation 757-004

Nixon & Bull on Charles W. Colson and Ronald L. Ziegler

Monday, July 31, 1972 · 4:08 PM–4:10 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation757-004 on Tape 757StartMonday, July 31, 1972 at 4:08 PMEndMonday, July 31, 1972 at 4:10 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 757-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics regarding upcoming appointments. The brief discussion focused on managing the arrivals of Charles W. Colson and Ronald L. Ziegler. The President provided specific instructions to Bull to maintain discretion regarding the location of personnel during these transitions.

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NARA Description

On July 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:08 pm to 4:10 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 757-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 757-4

Date: July 31, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:08 pm and 4:10 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President’s schedule
          -Charles W. Colson's arrival
          -Ronald L. Ziegler

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:10 pm.

Also recorded on July 31, 1972

  • 757-001 4:05 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:05 pm and 4:07 pm.
  • 757-002 4:05 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:05 pm and 4:07 pm.
  • 028-013 4:06 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:06 pm.
  • 028-014 4:07 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 4:07 pm to 4:08 pm.
  • 757-003 4:07 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:07 pm to 4:08 pm.
  • 757-005 4:10 PM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, George P. Shultz, Herbert Stein, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:10 pm to 5:38 pm.
  • 028-015 5:32 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:32 pm and 5:44 pm.
  • 757-006 5:38 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, Joe D. Waggonner, Jr., and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:38 pm to 6:40 pm.

All 11 conversations from July 31, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 757-004, July 31, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/757-004 (accessed October 1, 2026).