Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 781 › Conversation 781-017
Nixon & Bull on Republican Party and Public Relations
Monday, September 18, 1972 · 12:24 PM–12:26 PM ET · Oval Office · 24 sec
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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 12:24 pm and 12:26 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 781-017 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 781-17
Date: September 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:25 pm and 12:51 pm
Location: Oval Office
The Presidnt met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-Republican women surrogates
-Roosevelt Room
-Pins
-Photograph session
-Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins
Bull left at an unknown time before 12:26 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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- 781-016 12:24 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 12:26 pm.
- 781-018 12:51 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:51 pm.
- 781-019 12:51 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:51 pm.
- 781-020 12:51 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Capt. Surayute Nivasabute met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:51 pm to 12:52 pm.
- 781-021 12:52 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:52 pm and 1:00 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 781-017, 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/781-017 (accessed November 2, 2026).