Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 783 › Conversation 783-016
Nixon & Kissinger on Stephen B. Bull and White House scheduling
Tuesday, September 19, 1972 · 12:22 PM–12:25 PM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Henry Kissinger and Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the National Security Advisor's upcoming schedule. The discussion focused on managing the logistical arrangements and priorities for Kissinger's ongoing activities. This meeting served to align the administrative support provided by Bull with the President’s strategic agenda regarding Kissinger's travel and engagements.
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NARA Description
On September 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 12:25 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 783-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 783-16
Date: September 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:22 pm and 12:25 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Henry A. Kissinger's schedule
Bull left at an unknown time before 12:25 pm.Also recorded on September 19, 1972
- 783-012 12:12 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:12 pm.
- 783-013 12:13 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, O. Clark Fisher, John E. Nidecker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:13 pm to 12:15 pm.
- 783-014 12:15 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:15 pm to 12:16 pm.
- 783-015 12:16 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and members of the Reserve Officers Association, including Brig. Gen. Robert D. Upp, Col. John T. Carlton, Rear Adm. B. Hayden Crawford, Col. Eugene H. Boyles, Col. James C. Craig, William F. Rhatican, and Melvin Stephens, Stephen B. Bull, and the White House photographer, met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:25 pm.
- 783-017 12:22 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 12:25 pm.
- 783-018 12:22 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 12:46 pm.
- 030-003 12:47 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:47 pm.
- 030-004 12:47 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:47 pm and 1:53 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 783-016, 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/783-016 (accessed October 1, 2026).