Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 803 › Conversation 803-014
Nixon & Bull on Soviet relations and Congressional adjournment
Wednesday, October 18, 1972 · 1:40 PM–2:33 PM ET · Oval Office · 47 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to coordinate the President's schedule and manage accessibility regarding upcoming engagements. The discussion centered on managing the President's availability for meetings with Soviet officials, consultations with Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and potential communications with Speaker of the House Carl B. Albert concerning Congressional adjournment. Ultimately, Nixon directed Bull to restrict his availability, explicitly instructing him to inform callers that he was not present.
- Presidential schedule
- Soviet relations
- Congressional adjournment
- Carl B. Albert
- Alexander M. Haig Jr.
- Access control
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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 1:40 pm and 2:33 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 803-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 803-14
Date: October 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:40 pm and 2:33 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-Forthcoming meeting with Soviet officials
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
-Congressional adjournment
-Possible telephone call from the Speaker of the House [Carl B. Albert]
Bull left at an unknown time before 2:33 pm.Also recorded on October 18, 1972
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- 803-016 2:34 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:34 pm and 2:37 pm.
- 031-119 2:37 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thomas P. ("Tip") O'Neill, Jr., and Gerald R. Ford talked on the telephone from 2:37 pm to 2:39 pm.
- 803-017 2:37 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas P. ("Tip") O'Neill, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:37 pm to 2:39 pm.
- 031-121 2:39 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:39 pm and 5:43 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 803-014, 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/803-014 (accessed October 10, 2026).