Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 807 › Conversation 807-001

Nixon & Bull on John D. Ehrlichman and Veto

Thursday, October 26, 1972 · 8:09 AM–8:12 AM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation807-001 on Tape 807StartThursday, October 26, 1972 at 8:09 AMEndThursday, October 26, 1972 at 8:12 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 807-001 ↗

President Nixon met with aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate his morning agenda, specifically focusing on a scheduled meeting with John D. Ehrlichman. The primary subject of the upcoming discussion involved a pending veto. The brief session served to organize the President's immediate administrative priorities for the day.

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Yes, Mr. President.
General, I have two questions to you on whether these elections are as possible.

On October 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:09 am and 8:12 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 807-001 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 807-1

Date: October 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:09 am and 8:12 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

        The President’s schedule
            -John D. Ehrlichman
                -Agenda
                     -Forthcoming veto

Bull left at an unknown time before 8:12 am.
  • 807-002 8:12 AM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:12 am to 9:05 am.
  • 807-003 9:05 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Mark I. Goode, Winton M. ("Red") Blount, Jr., William E. Timmons, Fritz Roland, White House photographer, and J. Caleb Boggs met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:05 am to 9:16 am.
  • 807-004 9:16 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:16 am and 9:21 am.
  • 807-005 9:16 AM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:16 am and 9:21 am.
  • 807-006 9:21 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:21 am to 9:22 am.
  • 807-007 9:22 AM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:22 am to 9:54 am.
  • 807-008 9:54 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 9:57 am.
  • 375-003 9:57 AM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:57 am and 10:01 am.

Conversation 807-001, October 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/807-001 (accessed October 9, 2026).