Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 812 › Conversation 812-006

Nixon & Bull on Council on Environmental Quality

Friday, November 3, 1972 · 10:37 AM–10:41 AM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation812-006 on Tape 812StartFriday, November 3, 1972 at 10:37 AMEndFriday, November 3, 1972 at 10:41 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 812-006 ↗

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the scheduling of an upcoming meeting with the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). The President emphasized the need to adhere to strict time constraints for this engagement. Bull was instructed to facilitate the logistics for the meeting, resulting in the finalization of the President's schedule.

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On November 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:37 am and 10:41 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 812-006 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 812-6

Date: November 3, 1972
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                              Conversation No. 812-13 (cont’d)

Time: Unknown between 10:37 am and 10:41 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       The President’s schedule
            -Meeting with Council on Environmental Quality [CEQ]
                  -Time constraint

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:41 am.
  • 812-002 10:16 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:19 am.
  • 812-003 10:16 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:19 am.
  • 812-004 10:19 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Mistislav V. Keldysh, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, Dr. Edward E. David, Jr., Henry A. Kissinger, Philip Handler, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:19 am to 10:37 am.
  • 812-005 10:37 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:37 am and 10:41 am.
  • 812-007 10:37 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Russell E. Train, Beatrice ("Bettie") Willard, John C. Whitaker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:37 am and 10:41 am.
  • 812-008 10:46 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:46 am and 10:54 am.
  • 812-014 10:54 AM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 11:00 am.
  • 812-015 10:54 AM · 11 sec — unknown person(s) and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 11:00 am.

Conversation 812-006, November 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/812-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).