Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 805 › Conversation 805-006

Nixon & Bull on Ronald Ziegler and Press relations

Thursday, October 19, 1972 · 11:20 AM–11:30 AM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation805-006 on Tape 805StartThursday, October 19, 1972 at 11:20 AMEndThursday, October 19, 1972 at 11:30 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 805-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to coordinate the President's daily schedule. The primary focus of the discussion was preparations for an upcoming press briefing to be conducted by Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. No formal policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative meeting.

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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 11:20 am and 11:30 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 805-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 805-6
Date: October 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:20 am and 11:30 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

         The President's schedule
             -Ronald L. Ziegler’s forthcoming press briefing

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:30 am.

Also recorded on October 19, 1972

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  • 805-003 10:52 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:52 am to 10:53 am.
  • 805-004 10:55 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:55 am to 11:02 am.
  • 805-005 11:02 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:02 am to 11:20 am.
  • 805-007 11:20 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 11:30 am.
  • 805-008 11:20 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 11:30 am.
  • 805-009 11:20 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 11:30 am.
  • 805-010 11:30 AM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Paul Hall, Thomas W. Gleason, Paul Richardson, Andrew E. Gibson, Charles W. Colson, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:30 am to 12:03 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 805-006, 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/805-006 (accessed October 10, 2026).