Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 805 › Conversation 805-002

Nixon & Bull on H.R. Haldeman and Roy L. Ash

Thursday, October 19, 1972 · 10:50 AM–10:52 AM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation805-002 on Tape 805StartThursday, October 19, 1972 at 10:50 AMEndThursday, October 19, 1972 at 10:52 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 805-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate administrative matters and review scheduling. The discussion focused primarily on the calendar of White House Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman and arrangements regarding an upcoming meeting with Roy L. Ash. The brief exchange served to facilitate logistical planning for the President’s senior staff.

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NARA Description

On October 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 10:52 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 805-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 805-2

Date: October 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:50 am and 10:52 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

        H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman’s schedule
            -Roy L. Ash

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:52 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 805-002, October 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/805-002 (accessed October 10, 2026).