Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 790 › Conversation 790-015

Nixon & Bull on Personal grooming

Monday, October 2, 1972 · 12:39 PM–12:43 PM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation790-015 on Tape 790StartMonday, October 2, 1972 at 12:39 PMEndMonday, October 2, 1972 at 12:43 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 790-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to coordinate his personal schedule. The discussion centered primarily on arranging a haircut and determining the appropriate timing for the appointment. No other policy or administrative matters were recorded during this brief encounter.

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NARA Description

On October 2, 1972, 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 12:43 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 790-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 790-15

Date: October 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:39 pm and 12:43 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

        The President's schedule
            -Barber
                -Timing

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:43 pm.

Also recorded on October 2, 1972

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  • 030-040 11:43 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 11:43 am to 11:44 am.
  • 790-012 11:43 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:43 am to 11:44 am.
  • 790-013 11:44 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:44 am to 12:04 pm.
  • 790-014 12:04 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:04 pm and 12:39 pm.
  • 790-016 12:39 PM · 11 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 12:43 pm.
  • 790-017 12:39 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Zosimo T. Monzon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 12:43 pm.
  • 790-018 12:43 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:43 pm to 1:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 790-015, October 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/790-015 (accessed October 1, 2026).