Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 799 › Conversation 799-031
Nixon & Bull
Monday, October 16, 1972 · 4:46 PM–4:49 PM ET · Oval Office · 32 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, for a brief administrative exchange. The conversation focused on the handling and processing of a specific letter. The interaction concluded with the President offering well wishes as Bull departed the Oval Office.
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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 an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 4:49 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 799-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 799-31
Date: October 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:46 pm and 4:49 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Letter
Bull left at an unknown time before 4:49 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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- 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.
- 799-029 4:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull 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.
- 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 · 2 min — 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 799-031, October 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417181859). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/799-031 (accessed November 15, 2026).