Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 793 › Conversation 793-008

Nixon & Bull on H.R. Haldeman and Charles W. Colson

Friday, October 6, 1972 · 10:03 AM ET · Oval Office ·25 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation793-008 onTape 793StartFriday, October 6, 1972 at 10:03 AMEndFriday, October 6, 1972 at 10:03 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 793-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to review and manage his daily schedule. The discussion focused on coordinating upcoming appointments with key staff members, specifically H.R. Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, and Ronald L. Ziegler. Nixon provided instruction to delay or withhold certain scheduling items until specific tasks were completed.

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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 10:03 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 793-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 793-8

Date: October 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:03 am and 10:06 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

         The President's schedule
             -H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

                                        (rev. Nov-03)

             -Charles W. Colson
             -Ronald L. Ziegler

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:06 am.

Also recorded on October 6, 1972

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.
793-006 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.
793-009 10:03 AM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, Charles W. Colson, Allan Shivers, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:03 am and 10:06 am.
031-008 10:06 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 10:10 am.
793-010 10:06 AM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Pote Sarasin, Anand Panyarachun, John H. Holdridge, White House photographer, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:06 am to 10:36 am.
031-009 10:14 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Allan Shivers talked on the telephone from 10:14 am to 10:16 am.
793-011 10:37 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:37 am to 11:20 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 793-008, 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/793-008 (accessed September 18, 2026).