Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 786 › Conversation 786-007

Nixon & Bull on H.R. Haldeman and Charles W. Colson

Monday, September 25, 1972 · 10:10 AM–10:27 AM ET · Oval Office · 25 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation786-007 on Tape 786StartMonday, September 25, 1972 at 10:10 AMEndMonday, September 25, 1972 at 10:27 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 786-007 ↗

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the timing and logistics of upcoming appointments. The discussion focused primarily on the schedules of H.R. Haldeman and Charles W. Colson, specifically regarding an ongoing political meeting. Bull provided updates on the meeting's status to ensure the President's schedule remained synchronized with his senior staff.

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Mr. President, it is suspected that the meeting will continue for another 15 to 20 minutes.
It is close to that meeting.
I believe he is.

On September 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:27 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 786-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 786-7

Date: September 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:10 am and 10:27 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

             [H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman's schedule]
                 -Political meeting
                      -Charles W. Colson's schedule

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:27 am.
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  • 786-004 9:39 AM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:39 am and 9:56 am.
  • 786-005 9:56 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:56 am to 10:10 am.
  • 786-006 10:10 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:27 am.
  • 786-008 10:10 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:27 am.
  • 786-009 10:27 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:27 am to 10:44 am.
  • 786-010 10:44 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:44 am and 10:48 am.
  • 786-011 10:48 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:48 am to 11:00 am.

Conversation 786-007, September 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/786-007 (accessed October 12, 2026).