Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 794 › Conversation 794-007
Nixon & Bull on Message taping and Oval Office
Monday, October 9, 1972 · 12:36 PM–12:37 PM ET · Oval Office · 46 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull briefly met in the Oval Office to discuss the President's schedule, specifically the taping of a message. The conversation was very short, with Bull confirming readiness for the taping and Nixon inquiring about the presence of individuals involved. The primary action item was proceeding with the message taping.
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NARA Description
On October 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:36 pm to 12:37 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 794-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 794-7
Date: October 9, 1972
Time: 12:36 pm - 12:37 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-Taping of message
The President and Bull left at 12:37 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on October 9, 1972
- 794-006 12:13 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Sharon McLarty, I. W. McLarty, Mrs. I. W. McLarty, Tony McLarty, James O. Eastland, John E. Nidecker, White House photographer, William E. Timmons, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:13 pm to 12:36 pm.
- 794-008 12:39 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 12:46 pm.
- 794-009 12:39 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 12:46 pm.
- 794-020 12:39 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 12:46 pm.
- 365-004 12:43 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 1:38 pm.
- 794-010 12:46 PM · 55 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 3:10 pm.
- 794-011 12:46 PM · 25 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 3:10 pm.
- 794-012 12:46 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Samuel I. Newhouse, Herbert G. Klein, Stephen B. Bull, and John W. Dean, III met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 3:10 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 794-007, October 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/794-007 (accessed November 2, 2026).