President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate logistics for an upcoming meeting with former heavyweight boxing champion Floyd Patterson. The discussion focused specifically on confirming Patterson's current location to ensure the meeting could be arranged. No other topics were addressed before Bull departed the Oval Office.
On August 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:13 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 765-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 765-17
Date: August 8, 1972
Time: 12:13 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
(rev. Nov-03)
The President's forthcoming meeting with Floyd Patterson
-Patterson’s location
Bull left at 12:13 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.