Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 776 › Conversation 776-006

Nixon & Bull on Frank Rizzo and John Ehrlichman

Thursday, September 14, 1972 · 9:50 AM–9:57 AM ET · Oval Office ·2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation776-006 onTape 776StartThursday, September 14, 1972 at 9:50 AMEndThursday, September 14, 1972 at 9:57 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 776-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to review and refine the President's upcoming schedule, specifically focusing on interactions with Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo and various political figures. The discussion centered on managing the timing and logistics of these meetings, including the duration of sessions with Rizzo and appointments involving John Jarman, Tom S. Gettys, and John D. Ehrlichman. Nixon expressed a desire to streamline his engagements, ultimately tasking Bull with logistical adjustments to manage the pace of his meetings.

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Steve, I, uh, the mayor has to have power.

I have to do that.

Thank you.

He's not here.

There's other mayor people alive who are on board with that.

He's tired, but he's not here.

He's here.

I'll see him at the board meeting.

But I don't want to get you to run the mayor's meeting.

I just want to get you out of town.

Okay.

NARA Description

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 9:50 am and 9:57 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 776-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 776-6

                                        (rev. Oct-06)

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

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

             The President's schedule
                 -Frank L. Rizzo
                     -Length of meeting
                 -John Jarman
                 -Tom S. Gettys
                 -John D. Ehrlichman
                     -Nelson A. Rockefeller

Bull 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.
776-005 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.
776-007 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 776-006, 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/776-006 (accessed September 18, 2026).