Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 803 › Conversation 803-004

Nixon & Bull on White House scheduling and Alexander Haig

Wednesday, October 18, 1972 · 11:05 AM–11:12 AM ET · Oval Office · 28 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation803-004 on Tape 803StartWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 11:05 AMEndWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 11:12 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 803-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to review upcoming scheduling logistics and administrative briefings. The discussion focused on coordinating meetings involving Alexander Haig, Secretary of State William Rogers, and U. Alexis Johnson, alongside a specific request for a consultation with John Ehrlichman. They also touched upon the status of sensitive documents related to Russia and the management of ongoing domestic policy assignments.

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Mr. President, uh, L.A. is going to list some of those papers with the Secretary of State.
He's got some information out there.
You know, on Russia.
You have the extension.
You have Irvin and, uh, uh, Irvin's three years.
Don't worry about Delisle, uh, doing domestic things and those things.
He's got time.
It's going to be a half hour, an hour, an hour.
It's going to rain.

NARA Description

On October 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:05 am and 11:12 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 803-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 803-4

Date: October 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:05 am and 11:12 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

        Schedule
            -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
                -William P. Rogers, U. Alexis Johnson
                -The President's request to meet with John D. Ehrlichman
                -Forthcoming meeting with the President

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:12 am.

Also recorded on October 18, 1972

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  • 803-005 11:05 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:05 am and 11:12 am.
  • 803-006 11:12 AM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:12 am to 11:43 am.
  • 803-007 11:43 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:43 am and 11:45 am.
  • 031-116 11:45 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:45 am.
  • 803-008 11:45 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:45 am.
  • 803-009 11:45 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:45 am and 11:59 am.
  • 031-117 11:59 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:02 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 803-004, October 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/803-004 (accessed October 10, 2026).