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Nixon & Bull on American Medical Association and Dr. Charles A. Hoffman

Monday, September 25, 1972 · 12:48 PM ET · Oval Office · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation786-020 on Tape 786StartMonday, September 25, 1972 at 12:48 PMEndMonday, September 25, 1972 at 12:48 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 786-020 ↗

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull briefly discussed the President's daily schedule and logistical arrangements regarding a preceding meeting with representatives from the American Medical Association, specifically Dr. Charles A. Hoffman. The exchange served as a routine administrative coordination of the President's appointments. No policy decisions were recorded during this short transition.

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I'm sorry, Mr. President.

On September 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:48 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 786-020 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 786-20

Date: September 25, 1972
Time: 12:48 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

             The President's schedule
                 -Previous meeting
                 -The American Medical Association [AMA] group
                     -Dr. Charles A. (“Carl”) Hoffman

Bull left at 12:48 pm.
  • 786-018 12:22 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:22 pm to 12:32 pm.
  • 786-019 12:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Republican candidates including Ed Young, Charles Conrad, Luther Hackett, Martin Linski, Henry Povinelli, Joel Pritchard, Meldrim Thomson, Jr., William Hunt, Wesley Powell, Mario Belardino, Richard Rittenband, and Harry S. Dent, as well as the White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:33 pm to 12:48 pm.
  • 786-021 12:49 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dr. Charles A. Hoffman, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., James H. Cavanaugh, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:49 pm to 1:09 pm.
  • 786-022 1:09 PM · 14 sec — Manolo Sanchez and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:09 pm and 3:05 pm.
  • 356-007 1:15 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 356-008 1:15 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 356-009 1:15 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 356-010 1:15 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 2:30 pm.

Conversation 786-020, 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/786-020 (accessed October 12, 2026).