Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 792 › Conversation 792-005

Nixon & Bull

Thursday, October 5, 1972 · 4:53 PM–4:55 PM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation792-005 on Tape 792StartThursday, October 5, 1972 at 4:53 PMEndThursday, October 5, 1972 at 4:55 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 792-005 ↗

A 14-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On October 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:53 pm and 4:55 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 792-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 792-5

Date: October 5, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:53 pm and 4:55 pm.
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

        The President's schedule

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:55 pm.

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Mr. President, 20 minutes was allocated to this.
How long would you imagine 20 minutes?
What time is it now?
It's five minutes and five seconds.

Also recorded on October 5, 1972

  • 364-012 2:10 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 3:03 pm.
  • 031-003 3:02 PM · 18 sec — Manolo Sanchez and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:02 pm.
  • 364-013 3:02 PM · 12 sec — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:02 pm and 3:04 pm.
  • 792-003 3:03 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:03 pm and 3:04 pm.
  • 792-004 3:04 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Clark MacGregor, Robert J. Dole, Bryce N. Harlow, John N. Mitchell, White House photographer, James D. Hodgson, Donald E. Johnson, and John F. Evans, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:04 pm to 4:53 pm.
  • 792-006 4:55 PM · 1 hr 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Samuel Lubell, Charles W. Colson, White House photographer, unknown person(s), H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:55 pm to 6:23 pm.
  • 031-004 6:50 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:50 pm.
  • 031-005 7:40 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 7:40 pm to 7:48 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 792-005, October 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/792-005 (accessed November 2, 2026).