Nixon White House TapesTape 776 › Conversation 776-001

Nixon & Bull on Nelson A. Rockefeller and John D. Ehrlichman

Thursday, September 14, 1972 · 8:16 AM–8:57 AM ET · Oval Office ·16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation776-001 onTape 776StartThursday, September 14, 1972 at 8:16 AMEndThursday, September 14, 1972 at 8:57 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 776-001 ↗

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate upcoming appointments and review the daily schedule. The discussion focused on managing visits with Nelson A. Rockefeller and John D. Ehrlichman. The session served to finalize logistical arrangements and priorities for these meetings.

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On September 14, 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 8:57 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 776-001 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 776-1

Date: September 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:16 am and 8:57 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

             The President's schedule
                 -Nelson A. Rockefeller
                     -John D. Ehrlichman

Bull left at an unknown time before 8:57 am.
  • 776-002 8:16 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:16 am and 8:57 am.
  • 776-003 8:57 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:57 am to 9:02 am.
  • 776-004 9:18 AM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:18 am to 9:50 am.
  • 776-005 9:50 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:57 am.
  • 776-006 9:50 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:57 am.
  • 776-007 9:50 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:57 am.
  • 776-008 9:57 AM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Stephen B. Bull, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Rogers C. B. Morton, John C. Whitaker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:57 am to 11:23 am.
  • 776-009 11:23 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:23 am and 11:28 am.

Conversation 776-001, September 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/776-001 (accessed September 18, 2026).