Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 776 › Conversation 776-005

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Stephen B. Bull

Thursday, September 14, 1972 · 9:50 AM–9:57 AM ET · Oval Office ·18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation776-005 onTape 776StartThursday, September 14, 1972 at 9:50 AMEndThursday, September 14, 1972 at 9:57 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 776-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified woman in the Oval Office. During the short exchange, the visitor made a specific request regarding Stephen B. Bull. The interaction concluded quickly, with the guest departing the office shortly before 10:00 am.

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NARA Description

On September 14, 1972, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 776-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 776-5

Date: September 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:50 am and 9:57 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown woman.

             Request for Stephen B. Bull

The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 9:57 am.

Also recorded on September 14, 1972

  • 776-001 8:16 AM · 16 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 776-006 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.

All 29 conversations from September 14, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 776-005, 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/776-005 (accessed September 18, 2026).