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Nixon & Bull on White House logistics and Bill signing ceremony

Thursday, September 21, 1972 · 12:00 PM ET · Oval Office · 36 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation784-015 on Tape 784StartThursday, September 21, 1972 at 12:00 PMEndThursday, September 21, 1972 at 12:00 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 784-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to coordinate logistics for a White House signing ceremony featuring Senators J. Glenn Beall, Jr. and Lloyd M. Bentsen. The discussion focused on scheduling a photograph session with the senators and finalizing the mechanics of the bill-signing process. Nixon confirmed his intent to personally utilize a specific pen for the official signing.

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Right, Mr. President.
There are only two senators here, sir.
Senator Bell and Senator Benson.
Aye.
There's a request to determine, I think, we request a picture of Bell.
The county's been pledging to observe the major league commander right after this, but we've got it in the October issue of the major league magazine.
Right, right.
Do you want to use it on the pen signing yourself?
No, I'll use it.
I'll put it on the pen.

NARA Description

On September 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 784-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 784-15

Date: September 21, 1972
Time: 12:00 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

             Announcement of signing ceremony

             Arrival of J. Glenn Beall, Jr. and Lloyd M. Bensen

             Photograph session
                 -Beall
                 -Otis G. Pike
                 -[Naval Affairs]

             Signing ceremony
                 -Pen

Bull and the President left at 12:00 pm.

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  • 784-018 12:15 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:15 pm to 12:16 pm.
  • 784-019 12:20 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:20 pm to 12:22 pm.
  • 784-020 12:23 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert R. Casey, John E. Nidecker, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:23 pm to 12:25 pm.
  • 784-021 12:25 PM · 1 hr 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:25 pm to 2:01 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 784-015, 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/784-015 (accessed October 12, 2026).