Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 788 › Conversation 788-013
Nixon & Bull on Alexander Douglas-Home and Henry Kissinger
Friday, September 29, 1972 · 3:58 PM–4:04 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistical preparations for an upcoming meeting with British Foreign Secretary Sir Alexander Douglas-Home. The discussion also involved Henry Kissinger, likely regarding his role in facilitating the diplomatic encounter. The conversation focused on the scheduling and administrative arrangements necessary for the President to engage with the British official.
- Alexander Douglas-Home
- Henry Kissinger
- White House scheduling
- Diplomatic relations
- Stephen B. Bull
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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 3:58 pm and 4:04 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 788-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 788-13
Date: September 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:58 pm and 4:04 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's forthcoming meeting with Sir Alexander F. Douglas-Home
-Henry A. Kissinger
Bull left at an unknown time before 4:04 pm.Also recorded on September 29, 1972
- 788-022 3:05 PM · 26 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 3:16 pm.
- 788-011 3:16 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:16 pm to 3:30 pm.
- 788-012 3:32 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Beurt SerVass, Cory SerVass, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:32 pm to 3:58 pm.
- 788-014 3:58 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:58 pm and 4:04 pm.
- 788-015 4:04 PM · 1 hr 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Sir Alexander F. Douglas-Home, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:04 pm to 5:15 pm.
- 788-018 5:15 PM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, John D. Ehrlichman, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 6:30 pm.
- 788-016 5:16 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:16 pm and 5:21 pm.
- 788-017 5:16 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:16 pm and 5:21 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 788-013, 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/788-013 (accessed October 12, 2026).