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.
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 AidConversation No. 765-19
Date: August 8, 1972
(rev. Nov-03)
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.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.