Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 799 › Conversation 799-031

Nixon & Bull on White House administration and Correspondence

Monday, October 16, 1972 · 4:46 PM–4:49 PM ET · Oval Office · 32 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation799-031 on Tape 799StartMonday, October 16, 1972 at 4:46 PMEndMonday, October 16, 1972 at 4:49 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 799-031 ↗

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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Well, thank you.
Good luck.

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.

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.
  • 799-029 4:45 PM · 13 sec — 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 · 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 799-031, 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/799-031 (accessed October 1, 2026).