Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 791 › Conversation 791-009

Nixon & Bull on Rose Mary Woods and Harrison McCall

Tuesday, October 3, 1972 · 3:25 PM ET · Oval Office ·10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation791-009 onTape 791StartTuesday, October 3, 1972 at 3:25 PMEndTuesday, October 3, 1972 at 3:25 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 791-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to address administrative tasks, specifically concerning the preparation of a condolence letter. The discussion focused on drafting formal correspondence for Rose Mary Woods regarding the passing of Harrison McCall. No further substantive policy matters were recorded during this brief encounter.

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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 3:25 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 791-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 791-9

Date: October 3, 1972
Time: 3:25 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

         Rose Mary Woods
             -Letter of condolence [for Harrison McCall]

Bull left at 3:25 pm.

Also recorded on October 3, 1972

  • 030-051 2:10 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 2:10 pm to 2:11 pm.
  • 355-014 2:15 PM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Henry A. Kissinger, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:15 pm to 3:15 pm.
  • 791-010 3:25 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:25 pm to 3:32 pm.
  • 791-011 3:32 PM · 47 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Elliot L. Richardson, David C. Hoopes, John D. Ehrlichman, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Stephen B. Bull, unknown person(s), Robert P. Griffin, William E. Timmons, Mark I. Goode, Robert Johnson, and John Marshall Gordon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:32 pm to 4:16 pm.
  • 791-012 4:16 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:16 pm and 4:24 pm.
  • 791-013 4:24 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert P. Griffin, and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:24 pm to 4:25 pm.
  • 791-014 4:26 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:26 pm to 4:28 pm.
  • 791-015 4:30 PM · 53 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 4:30 pm on October 3, 1972 and 11:05 am on October 5, 1972.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 791-009, 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/791-009 (accessed September 18, 2026).