Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 799 › Conversation 799-027

Nixon & Bull on John Collins and Charles Colson

Monday, October 16, 1972 · 4:37 PM–4:45 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation799-027 on Tape 799StartMonday, October 16, 1972 at 4:37 PMEndMonday, October 16, 1972 at 4:45 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 799-027 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to review a list of potential telephone calls and discuss administrative procedures regarding the President’s schedule. The conversation touched upon the involvement of Rose Mary Woods and the possible scheduling of a meeting with Boston Mayor John Collins, whose name had been recommended by Charles Colson. The participants focused on coordinating these outreach efforts as part of the President's daily agenda.

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Would you like to meet Barber Mayor John Collins of Boston?
Mr. Colson has his name.

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 4:37 pm and 4:45 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 799-027 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 799-27

Date: October 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:37 pm and 4:45 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

        List of telephone calls
             -Procedure
                  -Rose Mary Woods [?]

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:45 pm.

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  • 031-068 4:36 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and W. Clement Stone talked on the telephone from 4:36 pm to 4:37 pm.
  • 799-026 4:36 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and W. Clement Stone met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:36 pm to 4:37 pm.
  • 031-069 4:45 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:45 pm.
  • 031-070 4:45 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert A. Forst talked on the telephone from 4:45 pm to 4:46 pm.
  • 799-028 4:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 799-027, 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/799-027 (accessed October 1, 2026).