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Nixon & Bull on Oval Office and White House decor

Thursday, September 21, 1972 · 11:00 AM–11:06 AM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation784-010 on Tape 784StartThursday, September 21, 1972 at 11:00 AMEndThursday, September 21, 1972 at 11:06 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 784-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to provide specific instructions regarding the interior decoration of the Oval Office. The primary focus of the brief discussion was the President's desire to retain a Liberty Bell ornament within the room. No further policy or administrative matters were addressed during this short exchange.

  • Oval Office
  • White House decor
  • Liberty Bell
  • Presidential environment

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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I wanted that Liberty Bell left in here.
Oh, I see.

NARA Description

On September 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 11:06 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 784-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 784-10

Date: September 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:00 am and 11:06 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

             Room ornament
                -Liberty Bell

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:06 am.

Also recorded on September 21, 1972

  • 784-006 10:02 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Rose Mary Woods, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:02 am to 10:15 am.
  • 784-007 10:15 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:15 am to 10:50 am.
  • 784-008 10:50 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 11:00 am.
  • 784-009 11:00 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 11:06 am.
  • 784-011 11:06 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Frank van der Linden, and Kenneth W. Clawson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 11:28 am.
  • 784-012 11:28 AM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:30 am.
  • 784-013 11:30 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, F. Edward Hébert, Leslie C. Arends, Charles E. Bennett, Durward G. Hall, Melvin R. Laird, Richard S. Wilbur, Louis M. Rousselot, Frank M. Slatinshek, William E. Timmons, John E. Nidecker, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:30 am to 11:48 am.
  • 784-014 11:55 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:55 am to 11:59 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 784-010, September 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/784-010 (accessed October 1, 2026).