Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 759 › Conversation 759-004

Nixon & Bull on Thomas F. Eagleton and Terry Eagleton

Wednesday, August 2, 1972 · 10:25 AM–10:34 AM ET · Oval Office · 33 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation759-004 on Tape 759StartWednesday, August 2, 1972 at 10:25 AMEndWednesday, August 2, 1972 at 10:34 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 759-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to coordinate the administrative follow-up regarding a meeting with Senator Thomas F. Eagleton and his son, Terry. They discussed the logistics of providing an enlarged photograph from that encounter and the drafting of a personalized letter from the President to Terry Eagleton. Nixon specifically directed Bull to prioritize the correspondence over other potential requests.

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What was the name of that building?
The construction safety goal was to make sure the town was here.
Do you want me to blow up the parking lot or do you want me to have a letter written to you?
Well, I'm going to be here for about an hour and a half.
I'll make a letter.
I'll tell them.
Don't blow it up.

NARA Description

On August 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:25 am and 10:34 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 759-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 759-4

Date: August 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:25 am and 10:34 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

             [Photograph of the President with Thomas F. Eagleton and Terry Eagleton]
                 -Construction Safety Bill
                 -Enlargement of photograph
                 -Forthcoming letter from the President to Terry Eagleton

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:34 am.

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  • 028-041 9:33 AM · 1 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:33 am and 10:34 am.
  • 759-003 10:25 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:25 am and 10:34 am.
  • 759-005 10:34 AM · 55 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:34 am to 11:47 am.
  • 759-006 11:47 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 12:33 pm.
  • 759-007 11:47 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 12:33 pm.
  • 759-008 11:47 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 12:33 pm.
  • 759-009 11:47 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 12:33 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 759-004, August 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/759-004 (accessed October 1, 2026).