Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 774 › Conversation 774-015

Nixon, Mann & Bull on 1972 Campaign and South Carolina

Monday, September 11, 1972 · 12:03 PM–12:04 PM ET · Oval Office ·2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Mann, James R.;  Bull, Stephen B.;  White House photographer;  Nixon, Richard M. (President);  Mann, James R.;  Bull, Stephen B.;  White House photographerConversation774-015 onTape 774StartMonday, September 11, 1972 at 12:03 PMEndMonday, September 11, 1972 at 12:04 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 774-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Representative James R. Mann and Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office for a brief, informal session that included a photo opportunity. The discussion touched upon regional interests in South Carolina, specifically concerns regarding the textile industry and trade relations with Japan. The President used the meeting to present gifts to Mann and maintain political rapport with the congressman.

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All right.
All right.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I hope you remain so.
Keep those Japanese friends out of the video.
Now we've got you.
These are the new comics.
See all the different colors.
And all of them for your wife.
Now the old ones, we want you to have the new ones too.
Thank you so much, Evan.
Yeah, that's a pity.
He probably doesn't have a name straight.
He doesn't have a name straight.
Yes, sir.
He doesn't have a name straight.
You're from South Carolina.
You also drove the back.
That's what I'm talking about.
You don't have to apologize.
He doesn't have a problem.
17, I saw him.
He's going to be in Washington, D.C. Oh, he doesn't have a problem.
He doesn't have a problem.
He's got a problem.
Thank you.
Good luck to you.

NARA Description

On September 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, James R. Mann, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:03 pm to 12:04 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 774-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 774-15

Date: September 11, 1972
Time: 12:03 pm - 12:04 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with James R. Mann and Stephen B. Bull.

[The White House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting.]

          1972 Campaign

          National defense

          Mann's district
                 -Greenville, SC
                      -The President's previous visit
                      -Textiles
                          -Japan

          Presentation of gifts by the President

          South Carolina
                 -Tobacco

Mann et al. left at 12:04 pm.

                                        (rev. Oct-06)

Also recorded on September 11, 1972

  • 774-011 11:38 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:38 am.
  • 774-012 11:39 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:39 am.
  • 774-013 11:39 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:39 am.
  • 774-014 11:40 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:40 am to 12:02 pm.
  • 774-016 12:04 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:04 pm and 12:05 pm.
  • 774-017 12:05 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Joseph T. DeSilva, Willie J. Usery, Jr., Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:05 pm to 12:24 pm.
  • 774-018 12:24 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 12:25 pm.
  • 774-019 12:25 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Joseph N. Sanson, William F. Rhatican, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:25 pm to 12:29 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 774-015, September 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/774-015 (accessed September 18, 2026).