Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 799 › Conversation 799-018

Nixon & Bull on H.R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman

Monday, October 16, 1972 · 11:40 AM–11:42 AM ET · Oval Office · 24 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation799-018 on Tape 799StartMonday, October 16, 1972 at 11:40 AMEndMonday, October 16, 1972 at 11:42 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 799-018 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull engaged in a brief logistical exchange regarding the President's upcoming schedule and movements. The conversation touched upon the President's recent communications with H.R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman. The meeting served primarily as a transitional moment to coordinate the President's immediate agenda.

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Mr. President, you just called.

I'll be out in a second.

My father will be in a second.

Have a good one.

I'm going to go back in the house.

I'll be back.

NARA Description

On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:40 am and 11:42 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 799-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 799-18

Date: October 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:40 am and 11:42 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

         The President's schedule
             -H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
                 -Recent telephone call
                 -John D. Ehrlichman

Bull left at 11:42 am.

Also recorded on October 16, 1972

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031-052 10:47 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Barry M. Goldwater talked on the telephone from 10:47 am to 10:48 am.
799-016 10:47 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Barry M. Goldwater, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:47 am to 10:48 am.
799-017 11:24 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:24 am to 11:40 am.
799-019 11:42 AM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, unknown person(s), White House operator, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:42 am to 12:45 pm.
031-053 11:44 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:44 am and 12:45 pm.
031-054 12:45 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 12:45 pm to 12:47 pm.
031-055 12:47 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 12:47 pm to 2:21 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 799-018, October 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/799-018 (accessed October 1, 2026).