Nixon White House TapesTape 780 › Conversation 780-011

Nixon & Bull on First Family and Camp David

Saturday, September 16, 1972 · 10:41 AM–10:44 AM ET · Oval Office ·33 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation780-011 onTape 780StartSaturday, September 16, 1972 at 10:41 AMEndSaturday, September 16, 1972 at 10:44 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 780-011 ↗

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to discuss the logistics of the First Family's upcoming travel plans, specifically regarding departures to Camp David. They reviewed the scheduled arrivals of Pat Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower to the White House. Additionally, the conversation briefly touched upon matters involving Henry A. Kissinger.

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I don't think all of them are going to be going.

On September 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:41 am and 10:44 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 780-011 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 780-11

Date: September 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:41 am and 10:44 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

             Henry A. Kissinger

             First Family's schedule
                  -Arrivals to the White House
                      -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
                      -Tricia Nixon Cox
                      -Julie Nixon Eisenhower
                  -Trip to Camp David

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:44 am.
  • 780-007 9:26 AM · 53 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), Alexander P. Butterfield, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:26 am to 10:20 am.
  • 780-008 10:20 AM · 20 sec — Ronald L. Ziegler and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:41 am.
  • 780-009 10:20 AM · 8 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:41 am.
  • 780-010 10:20 AM · 13 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:41 am.
  • 780-012 10:41 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:41 am and 10:44 am.
  • 780-013 10:44 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Harold T. Rigley met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:44 am to 10:45 am.
  • 780-014 10:45 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:45 am and 10:55 am.
  • 780-015 10:55 AM · 1 hr 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Manolo Sanchez, Tricia Nixon Cox, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:55 am to 12:50 pm.

Conversation 780-011, September 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/780-011 (accessed September 18, 2026).