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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation781-017 onTape 781StartMonday, September 18, 1972 at 12:24 PMEndMonday, September 18, 1972 at 12:26 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 781-017 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull coordinated logistics for an upcoming appearance involving Republican women surrogates in the Roosevelt Room. The discussion focused on the distribution of pins for the attendees and arrangements for individual photograph sessions with White House photographer Ollie Atkins. These planning details served to manage the President’s public relations schedule for the event.

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They can wear it around.

Right.

They'll go ahead and take pictures.

If you like individual photographs.

Yes.

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 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.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 781-17

Date: September 18, 1972

                                         (rev. Oct-06)

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.

Also recorded on September 18, 1972

781-013 11:53 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:53 am.
781-014 11:54 AM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William M. Colmer, Adm. Wallis M. Enger, George Ryder, John E. Nidecker, White House photographer, William E. Timmons, Manolo Sanchez, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:54 am to 12:16 pm.
781-015 12:17 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John Kyl, Don H. Clausen, John E. Nidecker, Max L. Friedersdorf, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:17 pm to 12:24 pm.
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 September 18, 2026).