Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 775 › Conversation 775-004

Nixon & Bull on Walter R. Tkach and White House administration

Tuesday, September 12, 1972 · 10:56 AM–11:04 AM ET · Oval Office ·14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation775-004 onTape 775StartTuesday, September 12, 1972 at 10:56 AMEndTuesday, September 12, 1972 at 11:04 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 775-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, to discuss administrative matters. The primary focus of the brief meeting involved reviewing the schedule of General Walter R. Tkach, the President's personal physician. No other significant policy decisions were recorded during this session.

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NARA Description

On September 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:56 am and 11:04 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 775-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 775-4

Date: September 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:56 am and 11:04 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

             Gen. Walter R. Tkach's schedule

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:04 am.

Also recorded on September 12, 1972

  • 775-001 10:44 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:44 am and 10:53 am.
  • 775-002 10:53 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:53 am to 10:56 am.
  • 775-003 10:56 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:56 am and 11:04 am.
  • 775-005 10:56 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:56 am and 11:04 am.
  • 775-006 11:04 AM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:04 am to 12:09 pm.
  • 775-007 12:10 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dr. Anne Kibrick, Carol Eady, Dr. Dr. Issac Beckes, A. J. Gaston, Margaret E. Walsh, Helena M. ("Obie") Shultz, Jennie (Benedetto) Volpe, Jane (Dalton) Weinberger, James H. Cavanaugh, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:10 pm to 12:18 pm.
  • 775-008 12:18 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:18 pm to 12:19 pm.
  • 775-009 12:19 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John Jarman, John E. Nidecker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:19 pm to 12:27 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 775-004, September 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/775-004 (accessed September 18, 2026).