Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 760 › Conversation 760-011

Nixon & Bull on Charles W. Colson and Staff management

Thursday, August 3, 1972 · 11:10 AM–11:12 AM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation760-011 on Tape 760StartThursday, August 3, 1972 at 11:10 AMEndThursday, August 3, 1972 at 11:12 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 760-011 ↗

President Nixon directed his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to facilitate an immediate meeting with Charles W. Colson. The exchange served primarily to adjust the President's schedule to accommodate this consultation. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief interaction.

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You see, if Colson could come in now, please.

On August 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:10 am and 11:12 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 760-011 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 760-11

Date: August 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:10 am and 11:12 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

             The President's schedule
                 -Possible meeting with Charles W. Colson

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:12 am.
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  • 760-012 11:10 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:10 am and 11:12 am.
  • 760-013 11:10 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:10 am and 11:12 am.
  • 760-014 11:12 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:12 am to 11:37 am.
  • 028-050 11:33 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:33 am.
  • 028-051 11:33 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:33 am and 11:37 am.
  • 028-052 11:33 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:33 am and 11:37 am.
  • 760-015 11:38 AM · 51 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:38 am and 11:41 am.

Conversation 760-011, August 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/760-011 (accessed October 1, 2026).