Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 787 › Conversation 787-007

Nixon & Bull on Public Relations and Campaign Strategy

Tuesday, September 26, 1972 · 11:17 AM–11:30 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation787-007 on Tape 787StartTuesday, September 26, 1972 at 11:17 AMEndTuesday, September 26, 1972 at 11:30 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 787-007 ↗

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President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistical details and media restrictions for his upcoming schedule, specifically regarding meetings with building trades representatives and Jewish leaders. Seeking to maintain a fast pace, the President explicitly prohibited all photography during these sessions to minimize time expenditures and exposure. Bull confirmed that there would be no individual coverage or official photographic documentation for these specific groups.

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Now, today we're going to be with a lot of people.
This is, you know, later on in the meetings at the Wal-Mart, sir.
We're not doing any individual coverage.
I'm not going to.
Oh, I understand.
That's fine, sir.
I'm speaking about today.
Today, there's going to be 200 in the meeting with Peter Brown.
That's what we're going to do.
And there's going to be in the Jewish meetings also.
You've got 35.
We're not going to be, no pictures.
No pictures.
I don't want any pictures of those people.
In the real life, you weren't planning to do that?
No, no pictures of them.
I don't want any pictures.
I don't have a camera on me.
With either group, I don't want any camera on them.
The Democrats?
No, we're not.
No, I don't think there's no photographs there.
No photographs.
But that means the public is not going to have any pictures of them.
That's better.
Only take time.
I want to rush through these things as best as I can.

NARA Description

On September 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:17 am and 11:30 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 787-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 787-7

Date: September 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:17 and 11:30 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       The President's schedule
            -Building trades
            -Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
            -Peter Brennan, September 27, 1972
            -Jewish leaders
            -Photograph sessions
                 -New York State Committee to Re-elect the President
                 -New York Democrats for Nixon Committee
                 -Length of meetings

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

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  • 787-009 11:30 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:30 am to 11:49 am.
  • 787-010 11:49 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:49 am and 12:04 pm.
  • 787-011 11:49 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:49 am and 12:04 pm.
  • 787-012 12:04 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon and presidents of building trades unions, including John H. ("Jack") Lyons, Martin J. Ward, Peter Fosco, Thomas F. Murphy, Andrew T. Haas, Wylie Lawhead, Kenneth M. Edwards, Hunter P. Wharton, Joseph T. Power, Charles H. Pillard, Edward J. Carough, James D. Hodgson, Laurence H. Silberman, Willie J. Usery, Jr., and S. Frank Raftery, as well as Stephen B. Bull and the White House photographer, met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:04 pm to 12:30 pm.
  • 787-013 12:30 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, George R. S. Baring, Mrs. George R. S. Baring, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:30 pm to 12:39 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 787-007, September 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/787-007 (accessed October 12, 2026).