Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 785 › Conversation 785-001
Nixon & Bull on Charles W. Colson and Presidential staff
Friday, September 22, 1972 · 8:54 AM–8:57 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate a briefing or private discussion. The primary purpose of the meeting was for the President to initiate a request to schedule a follow-up session with Charles W. Colson. Bull acknowledged the request before departing the Oval Office three minutes later.
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NARA Description
On September 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:54 am to 8:57 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 785-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 785-1
Date: September 22, 1972
Time: 8:54 am - 8:57 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Request for a meeting with Charles W. Colson
Bull left at 8:57 am.Also recorded on September 22, 1972
- 030-021 8:04 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:04 pm to 8:15 pm.
- 030-022 8:15 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:15 pm and 8:22 pm.
- 785-002 8:58 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:58 am to 9:08 am.
- 785-003 9:08 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry B. Sturby, Lloyd E. Church, William P. Jacobs, Jr., Roger E. Johnson, William F. Rhatican, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:08 am to 9:15 am.
- 030-023 9:14 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:14 am.
- 785-004 9:15 AM · 12 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:15 am and 9:17 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 785-001, September 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/785-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).