Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 767 › Conversation 767-008

Nixon & Bull on White House scheduling and Patrick J. Buchanan

Friday, August 11, 1972 · 8:16 AM–8:55 AM ET · Oval Office ·23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation767-008 onTape 767StartFriday, August 11, 1972 at 8:16 AMEndFriday, August 11, 1972 at 8:55 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 767-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate administrative logistics regarding the White House schedule. The primary focus of the brief discussion was determining the optimal timing for a forthcoming meeting with Patrick J. Buchanan. No major policy decisions were reached, as the conversation served as a functional check on the President's calendar.

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NARA Description

On August 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:16 am and 8:55 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 767-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 767-8

Date: August 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:16 am and 8:55 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       Patrick J. Buchanan's schedule
             -Forthcoming meeting with the President
                   -Timing

Bull left at an unknown time before 8:55 am.

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  • 767-003 8:07 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:07 am and 8:15 am.
  • 767-004 8:07 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:07 am and 8:15 am.
  • 767-005 8:07 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Jeremiah Milbank, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:07 am and 8:15 am.
  • 767-006 8:15 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:15 am to 8:16 am.
  • 767-007 8:16 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:16 am and 8:55 am.
  • 767-009 8:16 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:16 am and 8:55 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 767-008, August 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/767-008 (accessed September 18, 2026).