Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 791 › Conversation 791-012

Nixon & Bull on White House Taping System and Oval Office

Tuesday, October 3, 1972 · 4:16 PM–4:24 PM ET · Oval Office ·16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation791-012 onTape 791StartTuesday, October 3, 1972 at 4:16 PMEndTuesday, October 3, 1972 at 4:24 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 791-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office to address logistical and administrative requirements regarding recording equipment. The discussion focused on the management of cords associated with the taping system. The exchange served as a brief technical coordination session to ensure the continued functionality of the White House recording apparatus.

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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 4:16 pm and 4:24 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 791-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 791-12

Date: October 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:16 pm and 4:24 pm
Location: Oval Office

Stephen B. Bull met with an unknown person.

        Equipment
            -Cords

Bull and the unknown person unknown time before 4:24 pm.

Also recorded on October 3, 1972

  • 791-009 3:25 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 3:25 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.
  • 791-013 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.
  • 146-001 6:00 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:00 pm and 7:19 pm.
  • 215-001 6:00 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:00 pm and 7:19 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 791-012, 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/791-012 (accessed September 18, 2026).