Nixon White House TapesTape 793 › Conversation 793-004

Nixon & Bull on John D. Ehrlichman and Seattle

Friday, October 6, 1972 · 7:55 AM–8:55 AM ET · Oval Office ·12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation793-004 onTape 793StartFriday, October 6, 1972 at 7:55 AMEndFriday, October 6, 1972 at 8:55 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 793-004 ↗

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate travel logistics and scheduling. The primary focus of the discussion concerned the upcoming itinerary and arrangements for John D. Ehrlichman’s visit to Seattle. Bull was tasked with facilitating communication to manage these scheduling requirements.

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Yes, sir.
General, please let me speak to Seattle.
Can you guys please wait a minute?

On October 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:55 am and 8:55 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 793-004 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 793-4

Date: October 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:55 am and 8:55 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

        John D. Ehrlichman’s schedule
            -Seattle

Bull left at an unknown time before 8:55 am.
  • 793-001 7:55 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:55 am and 8:55 am.
  • 793-002 7:55 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:55 am and 8:55 am.
  • 793-003 7:55 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:55 am and 8:55 am.
  • 108-001 8:55 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and members of the Black Executive Advisory Committee of the Committee to Re-elect the President, including Frank B. McKissick, Sr., Charles Hurst, Samuel C. Jackson, W. O. Walker, Robert J. Brown, Clark MacGregor, Frederick V. Malek, Frank C. Herringer, Paul R. Jones, Stanley S. Scott, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:55 am and 9:28 am.
  • 793-005 8:55 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:55 am to 9:06 am.
  • 793-006 9:06 AM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:06 am to 9:28 am.
  • 793-007 9:30 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:30 am to 10:03 am.
  • 793-008 10:03 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:03 am.

Conversation 793-004, October 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/793-004 (accessed September 18, 2026).