Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 794 › Conversation 794-008

Nixon & Bull on Samuel I. Newhouse and Executive Office Building

Monday, October 9, 1972 · 12:39 PM–12:46 PM ET · Oval Office ·17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation794-008 onTape 794StartMonday, October 9, 1972 at 12:39 PMEndMonday, October 9, 1972 at 12:46 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 794-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistical details regarding the President's upcoming schedule. The primary focus of the discussion concerned an appointment involving Samuel I. Newhouse at the Executive Office Building. This meeting served as a brief administrative update to finalize the arrangements for the President's movements.

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I was hoping to get a reason to go.
I'm sorry to be here.
I'm a bit more impressed.

NARA Description

On October 9, 1972, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 794-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 794-8

Date: October 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:39 pm and 12:46 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

        The President's schedule
            -Samuel I. Newhouse
                -Executive Office Building [EOB]

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:46 pm.

                                        (rev. Nov-03)

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.
  • 794-007 12:36 PM · 46 sec — 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.
  • 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 794-008, 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/794-008 (accessed September 18, 2026).