Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 799 › Conversation 799-035
Nixon & Bull on Alexander M. Haig Jr. and White House staff
Monday, October 16, 1972 · 4:53 PM–5:01 PM ET · Oval Office · 28 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to coordinate an upcoming meeting with General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The brief encounter focused on managing the President's schedule and the arrangements for this high-level staff discussion. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.
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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 4:53 pm and 5:01 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 799-035 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 799-35
Date: October 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:53 pm and 5:01 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Meeting with Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Bull left at an unknown time before 5:01 pm.
Conversation No. 799-36/800-1
Date: October 16, 1972
Time: 5:01 pm - 5:03 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with Paul Miller.
[See Conversation No. 31-74]
[This conversation continues as Conversation No. 800-1]
[An unknown portion of this conversation was not recorded while the tape was changed.]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.
- 799-034 4:53 PM · 9 sec — 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 799-035, 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/799-035 (accessed September 25, 2026).