Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 791 › Conversation 791-001
Nixon & Bull on John Ehrlichman and Jana Hruska
Tuesday, October 3, 1972 · 10:58 AM–10:59 AM ET · Oval Office · 36 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull briefly met in the Oval Office. The primary topic of discussion was President Nixon's schedule, with John Ehrlichman also present for a portion of the meeting. The conversation touched upon the presence of Jana Hruska, though no specific decisions or action items are detailed.
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NARA Description
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.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
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.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on October 3, 1972
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- 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.
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Cite this conversation
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 November 15, 2026).