Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 787 › Conversation 787-011
Nixon & Bull on Building trades unions and Gifts
Tuesday, September 26, 1972 · 11:49 AM–12:04 PM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate preparations for an upcoming meeting with the leaders of building trades unions. The primary objective was to ensure the appropriate distribution of commemorative pins and cuff links as gifts for the union presidents in attendance. This brief planning session served to finalize logistical arrangements for the President's engagement with organized labor representatives.
- Stephen B. Bull
- Building trades unions
- Presidential schedule
- Logistics
- Gifts
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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 11:49 am and 12:04 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 787-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 787-11
Date: September 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:49 am and 12:04 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-Pins and cuff links for forthcoming meeting of building trades presidents
Bull left at an unknown time before 12:04 pm.Also recorded on September 26, 1972
- 787-007 11:17 AM · 1 min — 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.
- 787-008 11:17 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:17 am and 11:30 am.
- 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.
- 787-012 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.
- 787-014 12:39 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 12:45 pm.
- 787-015 12:39 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 12:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 787-011, 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/787-011 (accessed October 12, 2026).