Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 765 › Conversation 765-019

Nixon & Bull on Floyd Patterson and Press Relations

Tuesday, August 8, 1972 · 12:16 PM–12:17 PM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation765-019 on Tape 765StartTuesday, August 8, 1972 at 12:16 PMEndTuesday, August 8, 1972 at 12:17 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 765-019 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate preparations for an upcoming meeting with former heavyweight boxing champion Floyd Patterson. The discussion focused on managing media involvement and press arrangements surrounding the event. No major policy decisions were made during this brief administrative briefing.

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NARA Description

On August 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:17 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 765-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 765-19

Date: August 8, 1972

Time: Unknown between 12:16 pm and 12:17 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       The President's forthcoming meeting with Floyd Patterson
            -Press

Bull left at unknown time before 12:17 pm.

Also recorded on August 8, 1972

  • 765-015 12:06 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:06 pm.
  • 765-016 12:06 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, M. Collen Fitzpatrick, Dorothy J. Fitzpatrick, Clarence E. Miller, Mrs. Clarence E. Miller, John E. Nidecker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:06 pm to 12:13 pm.
  • 765-017 12:13 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:13 pm.
  • 765-018 12:13 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:13 pm to 12:16 pm.
  • 765-020 12:17 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Floyd Patterson, Mrs. Floyd Patterson, Janene Patterson, Jennifer Patterson, Henry C. Cashen, II, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:17 pm to 12:24 pm.
  • 029-043 12:24 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 12:26 pm.
  • 765-021 12:24 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:24 pm to 12:26 pm.
  • 029-044 12:26 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:26 pm to 12:27 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 765-019, August 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/765-019 (accessed October 9, 2026).