President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to review a pending speech draft. The discussion focused on determining the appropriate length for the address, as the two assessed the timing requirements for the text. This interaction highlights the President's direct oversight of his communications strategy during the 1972 campaign period.
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 2:04 pm and 3:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 788-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 788-10
Date: September 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:05 pm and 3:16 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Speech draft
-Length
The recording cut off at an unknown time before 3:16 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.