Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 799 › Conversation 799-029

Nixon & Bull on Presidential outreach and W. Clement Stone

Monday, October 16, 1972 · 4:45 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation799-029 on Tape 799StartMonday, October 16, 1972 at 4:45 PMEndMonday, October 16, 1972 at 4:45 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 799-029 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate a series of telephone calls to key political supporters and donors. The discussion centered on contacting W. Clement Stone and Robert W. Galvin to manage outreach. The meeting concluded with instructions regarding the logistical details and expected duration of these communications.

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NARA Description

On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:45 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 799-029 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 799-29

Date: October 16, 1972
Time: 4:45 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

         List of telephone calls
              -W. Clement Stone
              -Robert W. Galvin
              -Length of calls

Bull left at 4:45 pm.

Also recorded on October 16, 1972

  • 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.
  • 799-030 4:45 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert A. Forst met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:45 pm to 4:46 pm.
  • 799-031 4:46 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 4:49 pm.
  • 031-071 4:49 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William M. Fast talked on the telephone from 4:49 pm to 4:51 pm.
  • 799-032 4:49 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William M. Fast met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:49 pm to 4:51 pm.
  • 031-072 4:52 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Joseph Townsley talked on the telephone from 4:52 pm to 4:53 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 799-029, 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/799-029 (accessed October 1, 2026).