Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 813 › Conversation 813-002
Nixon & Bull on 1972 Presidential Election and Illinois election results
Wednesday, November 8, 1972 · 8:17 AM–9:14 AM ET · Oval Office · 38 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to review the latest election returns from Illinois, specifically regarding the outcomes for the state's gubernatorial and senatorial races. The discussion further addressed the whereabouts of Charles W. Colson in the immediate aftermath of the 1972 election. This brief interaction served as a status update on electoral results and personnel logistics.
- 1972 Presidential Election
- Illinois election results
- Charles W. Colson
- White House personnel
Audio
NARA Description
On November 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 9:14 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 813-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 813-2
Date: November 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:17 am and 9:14 a.m.
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY
Conversation No. 813-2 (cont’d)
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
1972 election
-Latest Illinois returns
-Reports
-Senator
-Governor
Charles W. Colson
-Location
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Deed of gift – Privacy]
[Duration: 2s ]
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Colson
-Location
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Bull left at an unknown time before 9:14 am.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on November 8, 1972
- 033-066 8:17 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 9:14 am.
- 813-001 8:17 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 8:17 am and 9:14 am.
- 813-003 8:17 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 9:14 am.
- 813-004 8:17 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 9:14 am.
- 813-005 8:17 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 9:14 am.
- 813-006 8:17 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 9:14 am.
- 813-007 8:17 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 8:17 am and 9:14 am.
- 813-008 8:17 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 9:14 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 813-002, November 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/813-002 (accessed November 13, 2026).