Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 780 › Conversation 780-017
Nixon, Bull & Sanchez on First Family and Charles W. Colson
Saturday, September 16, 1972 · 12:50 PM–12:58 PM ET · Oval Office ·56 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull and Manolo Sanchez to coordinate logistical details and daily schedules for the First Family and White House staff. The discussion centered on the specific agendas of Pat Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Julie Eisenhower, alongside a request regarding Charles Colson’s availability. These arrangements focused on managing lunch appointments and personal itineraries for the President’s inner circle.
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NARA Description
On September 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:58 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 780-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 780-17
Date: September 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:50 pm and 12:58 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull and Manolo Sanchez.
Request for Charles W. Colson
-Colson's schedule
(rev. Oct-06)
-Lunch
First Family schedule
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
-Tricia Nixon Cox
-Julie Eisenhower
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Lunch with Mary Jean Eisenhower
-William R. Codus
Bull left at an unknown time before 1:08 pm.Also recorded on September 16, 1972
- 780-016 12:50 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:58 pm.
- 780-018 12:50 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:58 pm.
- 780-019 12:58 PM · 15 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:58 pm and 12:59 pm.
- 359-016 1:15 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:32 pm.
- 359-017 1:15 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:32 pm.
- 359-018 1:15 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:32 pm.
- 211-001 2:31 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm.
- 211-002 2:31 PM · 13 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 780-017, 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/780-017 (accessed September 18, 2026).