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Nixon & Bull on Telephone procedures and Administrative management

Monday, October 16, 1972 · 4:53 PM–5:01 PM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; White House operatorConversation799-034 on Tape 799StartMonday, October 16, 1972 at 4:53 PMEndMonday, October 16, 1972 at 5:01 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 799-034 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to discuss and establish administrative protocols for managing the President's telephone communications. The discussion focused on refining the internal procedures for processing calls, including adjustments to the pace and flow of incoming requests. No major policy decisions were reached, as the meeting served primarily as an operational briefing to ensure greater efficiency in the White House switchboard functions.

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Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:53 pm and 5:01 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 799-034 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 799-34

Date: October 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:53 pm and 5:01 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

        Telephone calls
            -Procedure

Bull talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 4:53 pm and 5:01 pm.

[See Conversation No. 31-73]

        Telephone call procedures

[End of telephone conversation]

        Telephone call procedures
            -Pace of calls

Bull left at an unknown time before 5:01 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.
  • 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.
  • 799-033 4:52 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Joseph Townsley met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:52 pm to 4:53 pm.
  • 031-073 4:53 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:53 pm and 4:59 pm.
  • 799-035 4:53 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:53 pm and 5:01 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 799-034, 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/799-034 (accessed September 25, 2026).