Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 790 › Conversation 790-016

Nixon & Bull on Ronald L. Ziegler

Monday, October 2, 1972 · 12:39 PM–12:43 PM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation790-016 on Tape 790StartMonday, October 2, 1972 at 12:39 PMEndMonday, October 2, 1972 at 12:43 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 790-016 ↗

An 11-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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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 790-016 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 790-16

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

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

        Ronald L. Ziegler's schedule

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

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I wondered if you could send her back in an hour.
Unless he's gone to lunch.
  • 030-039 11:39 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:43 am.
  • 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.
  • 790-015 12:39 PM · 14 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.

Conversation 790-016, 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/790-016 (accessed November 15, 2026).