Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 783 › Conversation 783-008

Nixon & Bull on Prescott S. Bush and Communication

Tuesday, September 19, 1972 · 11:25 AM ET · Oval Office · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation783-008 on Tape 783StartTuesday, September 19, 1972 at 11:25 AMEndTuesday, September 19, 1972 at 11:25 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 783-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to facilitate a personal telephone call to former Senator Prescott S. Bush. The brief interaction served as a logistical arrangement for the President to reach out to the elder Bush. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this transition period.

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NARA Description

On September 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:25 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 783-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 783-8

Date: September 19, 1972
Time: 11:25 am
Location: Oval Office

Stephen B. Bull met with the President.

              The President's telephone call to former Senator Prescott S.Bush

Bull left at 11:25 am.

Also recorded on September 19, 1972

  • 030-001 11:17 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:17 am.
  • 783-005 11:18 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:18 am.
  • 783-006 11:18 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:18 am.
  • 783-007 11:19 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Marion Scully, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:19 am to 11:25 am.
  • 030-002 11:25 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Prescott S. Bush talked on the telephone from 11:25 am to 11:26 am.
  • 783-009 11:25 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Prescott S. Bush met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:25 am to 11:26 am.
  • 783-010 11:40 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:40 am to 11:45 am.
  • 783-011 11:45 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:45 am to 12:12 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 783-008, September 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/783-008 (accessed October 1, 2026).