Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 790 › Conversation 790-019

Bull on Oval Office and Administrative access

Monday, October 2, 1972 · 11:19 AM–11:20 AM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec

ParticipantsBull, Stephen B.; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation790-019 on Tape 790StartMonday, October 2, 1972 at 11:19 AMEndMonday, October 2, 1972 at 11:20 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 790-019 ↗

AI Summary

Stephen B. Bull met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to briefly discuss the President's current location. The encounter lasted less than one minute and appears to have been an administrative or logistical check regarding scheduling. No substantial policy matters were recorded during this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On October 2, 1972, Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:19 am and 11:20 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 790-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 790-19

Date: October 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:19 am and 11:20 am
Location: Oval Office

Stephen B. Bull met with an unknown person.

        The President’s location

Bull and the unknown person left at an unknown time before 11:20 am.

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  • 790-010 11:39 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:43 am.
  • 790-011 11:39 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 790-019, 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/790-019 (accessed October 1, 2026).