Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 813 › Conversation 813-010
Nixon & Bull on 1972 Presidential Election and Election Returns
Wednesday, November 8, 1972 · 9:14 AM–9:16 AM ET · Oval Office · 47 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the compilation and delivery of detailed 1972 election results. The President directed Bull to instruct the research group to provide an updated, speech-by-speech breakdown of the national returns, specifically focusing on state-by-state data for California and Minnesota. This information was intended to be prepared and delivered to the Oval Office by 10:00 am to assist the President in analyzing the election outcomes.
- 1972 Presidential Election
- Election Returns
- H. R. Haldeman
- Research Group
- California
- Minnesota
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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 9:14 am and 9:16 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 813-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 813-10
Date: November 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:14 am and 9:16 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President’s schedule
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Research group
-1972 election
-Results
-State by state
-News summary
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
-1972 election
-California
-Minnesota
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Bull left at an unknown time before 9:16 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 813-010, 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/813-010 (accessed September 28, 2026).