Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 788 › Conversation 788-007
Nixon & Bull on White House logistics and W. Kenneth Riland
Friday, September 29, 1972 · 12:03 PM–12:11 PM ET · Oval Office · 54 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate his upcoming scheduling requirements, specifically regarding appointments and motorcade logistics. They discussed the timing for an October 5, 1972, meeting with Dr. W. Kenneth Riland and reviewed necessary preparations involving staff members H.R. Haldeman and Charles W. Colson. The discussion also touched upon the taping system's schedule and logistics related to the Opportunities Industrialization Centers.
- Presidential schedule
- White House logistics
- W. Kenneth Riland
- H.R. Haldeman
- Charles W. Colson
- Taping system
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NARA Description
On September 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:03 pm and 12:11 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 788-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 788-7
Date: September 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:03 pm and 12:11 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-Taping schedule
-Timing
-Opportunities Industrialization Centers (OIC)
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 08/02/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[788-007-w001]
[Duration: 15s]
The President’s schedule
-Arrival, October 5, 1972
-Time
-Appointment with W. Kenneth Riland
-Motorcade
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The President’s schedule
-H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Charles W. Colson
Bull left at an unknown time before 12:11 pm.Also recorded on September 29, 1972
- 788-002 10:45 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:45 am to 10:50 am.
- 788-003 10:51 AM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:51 am to 10:53 am.
- 788-004 10:54 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 11:07 am.
- 788-005 10:56 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Arthur F. Burns, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:56 am and 11:07 am.
- 788-006 11:07 AM · 23 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 12:03 pm.
- 788-008 12:11 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:11 pm to 2:03 pm.
- 354-001 2:04 PM · 15 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 2:04 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 354-002 2:04 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:04 pm and 3:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 788-007, September 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/788-007 (accessed October 12, 2026).