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Nixon & Bull on House Resolution 2 and Congressional relations

Thursday, September 21, 1972 · 11:28 AM–11:30 AM ET · Oval Office · 46 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation784-012 on Tape 784StartThursday, September 21, 1972 at 11:28 AMEndThursday, September 21, 1972 at 11:30 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 784-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to finalize arrangements for a forthcoming Oval Office meeting regarding House Resolution 2. The discussion focused on coordinating the attendance of key Congressional members, specifically F. Edward Hebert, Leslie C. Arends, Charles E. Bennett, and Durward G. Hall. The President also ensured that pens were prepared for the participating legislators as part of the formal proceedings.

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Is there any more Congressmen that want to stay here?
We're going to count Habear, Aarons, Bennett, and Zach Hall.
Oh, we got four of them.
All right.

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 11:28 am and 11:30 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 784-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 784-12

Date: September 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:28 pm and 11:30 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

             The President's forthcoming meeting on House Resolution [HR] 2
                 -F. Edward Hebert
                 -Pen
                 -William E. Timmons
                 -Hebert, Leslie C. Arends, Charles E. Bennett, Durward G.Hall
                      -Pens

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:30 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 784-012, 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/784-012 (accessed October 1, 2026).