Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 791 › Conversation 791-001

Nixon & Bull on John D. Ehrlichman and White House logistics

Tuesday, October 3, 1972 · 10:58 AM–10:59 AM ET · Oval Office · 36 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation791-001 on Tape 791StartTuesday, October 3, 1972 at 10:58 AMEndTuesday, October 3, 1972 at 10:59 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 791-001 ↗

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to briefly coordinate the President's daily schedule. During this session, they discussed matters related to John D. Ehrlichman, including his presence or upcoming appointments. The interaction concluded shortly thereafter when Bull and an accompanying woman departed the room.

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On October 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:58 am and 10:59 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 791-001 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 791-1

Date: October 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:58 am and 10:59 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B Bull.

        The President’s schedule
            -[John D. Ehrlichman]

John D. Ehrlichman and an unknown woman entered at an unknown time after 10:58 am.

        Pad of paper
            -Jana Hruska

Bull and the unknown woman left at an unknown time before 10:59 am.
  • 791-002 10:59 AM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:59 am to 11:31 am.
  • 030-042 11:56 AM · 8 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:56 am and 12:06 pm.
  • 030-043 11:56 AM · 13 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Frederic V. Malek talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:56 am and 12:06 pm.
  • 791-003 11:56 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, unknown person(s), Frederic V. Malek, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:56 am to 12:06 pm.
  • 791-004 12:07 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Joseph L. Matthews, William F. Hauck, William F. Rhatican, Melville L. Stephens, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:07 pm to 12:16 pm.
  • 791-005 12:17 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and officers of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization, including John F. Leyden, Robert E. Poli, and Robert C. Sturgil, as well as Henry C. Cashen, II and the White House photographer, met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:17 pm to 12:24 pm.
  • 791-006 12:24 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 12:27 pm.
  • 791-007 12:27 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:27 pm to 12:47 pm.

Conversation 791-001, October 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/791-001 (accessed October 1, 2026).