Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 761 › Conversation 761-001
Nixon & Bull on Charles W. Colson and White House logistics
Friday, August 4, 1972 · 8:26 AM–8:56 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to coordinate his daily schedule and prepare for an upcoming meeting with Charles W. Colson. Following this briefing, the President engaged in two brief telephone conversations with unidentified individuals to discuss scheduling matters. These interactions reflect the logistical management of the President's priorities and internal communications during the early morning hours.
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NARA Description
On August 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:26 am and 8:56 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 761-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 761-1
Date: August 4, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:26 am and 8:56 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President’s schedule
-Forthcoming meeting with Charles W. Colson
The President talked with an unknown person at an unknown time between 8:26 am and 8:56
am.
[Conversation No. 761-1A]
Bull left at an unknown time before 8:56 am.
Unknown person’s schedule
[End of telephone conversation]
The President talked with an unknown person at an unknown time between 8:26 am and 8:56
am.
[Conversation No. 761-1B]
Unknown person’s schedule
[End of telephone conversation]Also recorded on August 4, 1972
- 761-002 8:56 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, John D. Ehrlichman, and Zosimo T. Monzon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:56 am to 10:22 am.
- 029-011 9:04 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 9:04 am to 9:05 am.
- 029-012 10:22 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:22 am and 10:24 am.
- 761-003 10:22 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Manolo Sanchez, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:22 am and 10:25 am.
- 029-013 10:24 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 10:24 am to 10:25 am.
- 029-014 10:25 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:25 am and 10:36 am.
- 761-004 10:25 AM · 9 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 10:36 am.
- 761-005 10:25 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:25 am and 10:36 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 761-001, August 4, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/761-001 (accessed October 1, 2026).