Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 776 › Conversation 776-016

Nixon & Bull on Book acknowledgments and Leonard H. Tose

Thursday, September 14, 1972 · 12:45 PM–12:52 PM ET · Oval Office ·1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation776-016 onTape 776StartThursday, September 14, 1972 at 12:45 PMEndThursday, September 14, 1972 at 12:52 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 776-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate the distribution of a book. The discussion focused on managing acknowledgments for the publication, specifically mentioning Leonard H. Tose and Frank L. Rizzo. The participants also briefly touched upon professional football, referencing the Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Redskins.

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out to the world.
There, in front of me is driving right there.
I can't see the line.
I can't see the line.
I can't see the line.
I can't see the line.
I can't see the line.
I can't see the line.
Great, great, great.
I wish people well in all their dreams.

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 12:45 pm and 12:52 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 776-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 776-16

Date: September 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:45 pm and 12:52 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

              Acknowledgment for book
                 -[Eagle One]
                     -Leonard H. Tose
                 -Frank L. Rizzo
                     -Philadelphia Eagles
                         -Washington Redskins

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:52 pm.

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  • 776-014 11:49 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:49 am and 12:02 pm.
  • 776-015 12:02 PM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Frank L. Rizzo, John G. Carlson, White House photographer, John D. Ehrlichman, and Kenneth R. Cole, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:02 pm to 12:45 pm.
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  • 776-018 1:43 PM · 24 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 3:41 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 776-016, 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/776-016 (accessed September 18, 2026).