Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 781 › Conversation 781-004

Nixon & Bull on Presidential travel and Press relations

Monday, September 18, 1972 · 9:36 AM–10:16 AM ET · Oval Office ·42 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation781-004 onTape 781StartMonday, September 18, 1972 at 9:36 AMEndMonday, September 18, 1972 at 10:16 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 781-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistical arrangements for an upcoming trip to Los Angeles. The discussion focused on managing press interactions and synchronizing plans with H.R. Haldeman. Bull was tasked with facilitating travel requirements and communication protocols for the President's departure.

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I will take you to LA.

I think I'm going to have to press and I'd like to write in person.

He's going over there.

NARA Description

On September 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:36 am and 10:16 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 781-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 781-4

Date: September 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:36 am and 10:16 am

                                        (rev. Oct-06)

Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

             The President's schedule
                 -Press
                 -H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:16 am.

Also recorded on September 18, 1972

781-001 8:25 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:25 am and 9:35 am.
781-002 8:25 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:25 am and 9:35 am.
781-003 9:35 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:35 am to 9:36 am.
781-005 10:16 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:16 am to 10:18 am.
781-006 10:21 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), White House operator, William P. Rogers, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:21 am to 11:18 am.
781-033 11:17 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:17 am to 11:18 am.
781-007 11:18 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Terry Ann Meeuwsen, Beverly Meeuwsen, Laurie Lee Schaefer, Dorothy Schwager, and Henry C. Cashen, II met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:18 am to 11:33 am.
781-008 11:33 AM · 22 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:33 am and 11:36 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 781-004, September 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/781-004 (accessed September 18, 2026).