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Nixon & Bull on James Brown and White House administration

Tuesday, October 10, 1972 · 12:10 PM–12:17 PM ET · Oval Office · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation795-007 on Tape 795StartTuesday, October 10, 1972 at 12:10 PMEndTuesday, October 10, 1972 at 12:17 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 795-007 ↗

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to discuss adjustments to the President's upcoming schedule. The primary focus of the brief interaction was the inclusion of James Brown on the official calendar. Following the discussion, the meeting concluded with no further formal actions recorded.

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James Brown is an Asian.

On October 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 12:17 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 795-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 795-7

Date: October 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:10 pm and 12:17 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull at an unknown time after 12:10 p.m.

        The President's schedule
            -James Brown
                -[Joseph Brown]

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:17 p.m.
  • 795-002 11:53 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:53 am and 11:54 am.
  • 795-003 11:54 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Witold Trampczynski, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:54 am to 12:02 pm.
  • 795-004 12:02 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 12:09 pm.
  • 795-005 12:09 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:09 pm to 12:10 pm.
  • 795-006 12:10 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 12:17 pm.
  • 795-008 12:17 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, James Brown, Joseph Brown, James F. Palmer, Charles Bobbitt, Robert J. Brown, Stanley S. Scott, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:17 pm to 12:27 pm.
  • 795-009 12:27 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:27 pm and 12:30 pm.
  • 795-010 12:30 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:30 pm to 12:49 pm.

Conversation 795-007, October 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/795-007 (accessed October 12, 2026).