Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 758 › Conversation 758-015

Nixon, White House photographer & Bull on President's schedule and Photograph

Tuesday, August 1, 1972 · 12:24 PM–12:25 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; White House photographerConversation758-015 on Tape 758StartTuesday, August 1, 1972 at 12:24 PMEndTuesday, August 1, 1972 at 12:25 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 758-015 ↗

President Nixon met briefly with Stephen B. Bull and a White House photographer in the Oval Office. The primary purpose of this short interaction was to take a photograph of the President for the Retired Officers Association. Following the photo session, Nixon and Bull briefly discussed the President's upcoming barber appointment before departing.

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But in addition to it, we want them to have a picture of you that they'll use to cover
All right.
All right.
All right.

On August 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 12:25 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 758-015 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 758-15

Date: August 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:24 pm and 12:25 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

             The President's schedule
                 -Tape for Retired Officers Association
                     -Photograph

The White House photographer entered at an unknown time after 12:24 pm.

             [Photograph session]

The White House photographer left at an unknown time before 12:25 pm.

             The President's schedule
                 -Barber

The President and Bull left at 12:25 pm.
  • 758-011 10:33 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:33 am to 11:50 am.
  • 028-028 10:34 AM · 14 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:34 am and 11:03 am.
  • 028-029 11:03 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:03 am and 2:22 pm.
  • 028-058 11:03 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:03 am and 2:22 pm.
  • 758-012 11:51 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Samuel D. Winer, Andre LeTendre, William F. Rhatican, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:51 am to 12:14 pm.
  • 758-013 12:14 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 12:15 pm.
  • 758-014 12:16 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Richard Carpenter, Karen Carpenter, Sherwin Bash, Paul Block, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., James H. Cavanaugh, the White House photographer, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:16 pm to 12:24 pm.
  • 758-024 12:25 PM · 28 sec — United States Secret Service agents and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:25 pm and 4:53 pm.

Conversation 758-015, August 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/758-015 (accessed October 1, 2026).