Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 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
AI Summary
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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NARA Description
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.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
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.Also recorded on October 6, 1972
- 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.
Cite this conversation
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).