Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 808 › Conversation 808-001
Nixon & Bull on White House administration and Harold Lee
Friday, October 27, 1972 · 11:08 AM–11:10 AM ET · Oval Office · 21 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to review and finalize details regarding the President’s upcoming daily schedule. The discussion focused specifically on the inclusion of Harold Lee within the day's appointments. Following the brief consultation, Bull departed the Oval Office to facilitate these administrative arrangements.
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NARA Description
On October 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:08 am and 11:10 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 808-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 808-1
Date: October 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:08 am and 11:10 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President’s schedule
-Harold Lee
Bull left at an unknown time before 11:10 am.Also recorded on October 27, 1972
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- 808-002 11:10 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:10 am to 11:16 am.
- 808-003 11:16 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:16 am.
- 808-004 11:16 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:16 am.
- 808-005 11:16 AM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Harold Lee, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:16 am to 11:41 am.
- 808-006 11:41 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:41 am to 11:42 am.
- 808-007 11:42 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and members of the Committee on the Health Services Industry, including Barbara Dunn, J. Alexander McMahon, Samuel J. Tibbitts, and James W. Haviland, as well as Herbert Stein, Donald H. Rumsfeld, James H. Cavanaugh, the White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull, met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:42 am to 12:03 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 808-001, October 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/808-001 (accessed October 9, 2026).