Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 772 › Conversation 772-001
Nixon & Bull on Administrative coordination
Thursday, September 7, 1972 · 7:50 AM–7:56 AM ET · Oval Office ·10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office for a brief, early-morning administrative check-in. The discussion primarily served as a logistical coordination session to organize the President's schedule and immediate tasks for the day. No specific policy decisions were recorded during this short exchange, as the session concluded with the President departing shortly thereafter.
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NARA Description
On September 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 7:56 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 772-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 772-1
Date: September 7, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:50 am and 7:56 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Unknown person
The President left at an unknown time before 7:56 am.Also recorded on September 7, 1972
- 772-002 7:56 AM · 8 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at 7:56 am.
- 772-003 7:56 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 7:56 am to 8:04 am.
- 106-003 8:04 AM — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Republican Congressional leaders, including Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Gordon L. Allott, Peter H. Dominick, Norris Cotton, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John J. Rhodes, Samuel L. Devine, Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, Barber B. Conable, Jr., Robert J. Dole, Clark MacGregor, John D. Ehrlichman, Harry S. Dent, William E. Timmons, Herbert G. Klein, Patrick J. Buchanan, Ronald L. Ziegler, Bryce N. Harlow, Thomas C. Korologos, Richard K. Cook, and Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger. Manolo Sanchez also entered., met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:04 am and 10:18 am.
- 772-004 8:04 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter H. Dominick, Thomas C. Korologos, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:04 am and 10:22 am.
- 106-004 10:18 AM — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:18 am and 9:30 pm.
- 106-007 10:18 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:18 am and 9:30 pm.
- 106-008 10:18 AM — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:18 am and 9:30 pm.
- 106-009 10:18 AM — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:18 am and 9:30 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 772-001, September 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/772-001 (accessed September 18, 2026).