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Nixon & Bull on 1972 Presidential Election and Election Returns

Wednesday, November 8, 1972 · 9:14 AM–9:16 AM ET · Oval Office · 47 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation813-010 on Tape 813StartWednesday, November 8, 1972 at 9:14 AMEndWednesday, November 8, 1972 at 9:16 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 813-010 ↗

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.

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Do you have a situation of the very well-known, you've got to get your hand up and talk to him before I go over there so I can get this.
Would you get a hold of the research group?
They have a 10-minute speech-by-speech.
They have a problem that they're starting.
I don't know if they do.
And then it comes here by 10 o'clock.
Just update it.
It seems like it's going to be the latest return to California at this point.
And then sort of .

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.

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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                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY
  • 033-067 9:14 AM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:14 am.
  • 033-068 9:14 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:16 am.
  • 813-009 9:14 AM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:14 am.
  • 813-011 9:14 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:16 am.
  • 033-069 9:16 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Harry S. Dent talked on the telephone from 9:16 am to 9:29 am.
  • 813-012 9:16 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Harry S. Dent met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:16 am to 9:29 am.
  • 813-013 9:31 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:31 am and 9:48 am.
  • 813-014 9:48 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:48 am to 9:51 am.

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).