Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 807 › Conversation 807-004

Nixon & Bull on White House administration and Ronald L. Ziegler

Thursday, October 26, 1972 · 9:16 AM–9:21 AM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation807-004 on Tape 807StartThursday, October 26, 1972 at 9:16 AMEndThursday, October 26, 1972 at 9:21 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 807-004 ↗

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to discuss logistical arrangements and updates regarding the President's daily schedule. The brief discussion primarily focused on administrative coordination, including the involvement of Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The interaction served as a routine planning session to organize the President’s upcoming agenda and public communications.

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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 9:16 am and 9:21 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 807-004 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 807-4

Date: October 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:16 am and 9:21 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

        The President's schedule
            -Ronald L. Ziegler

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:21 am.
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Conversation 807-004, 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/807-004 (accessed October 9, 2026).