Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 813 › Conversation 813-018

Nixon & Bull on Charles Colson and H.R. Haldeman

Wednesday, November 8, 1972 · 10:10 AM–10:16 AM ET · Oval Office · 24 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation813-018 on Tape 813StartWednesday, November 8, 1972 at 10:10 AMEndWednesday, November 8, 1972 at 10:16 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 813-018 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and aide Stephen B. Bull met briefly to review the President's daily schedule, including upcoming appointments with Charles Colson and H.R. Haldeman. They also touched upon the logistics of a planned Cabinet meeting. The exchange centered on coordinating administrative priorities and ensuring the President was prepared for his subsequent briefings.

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Yeah, this is something we in the house can't say, so you ask him.
No.
Colston said he wouldn't like to see you, sir.
It's about Halloween here, ain't it?
You got it, huh?
I do.
It's like he had to let me off because I had to talk to him.
He had to be sensitive.

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 10:10 am and 10:16 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 813-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 813-18

Date: November 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:10 am and 10:16 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       The President’s schedule
            -Meeting with Charles W. Colson
            -Meeting with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
                  -Cabinet meeting

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:16 am.

Also recorded on November 8, 1972

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  • 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.
  • 813-015 9:51 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:51 am and 9:54 am.
  • 813-016 9:54 AM · 10 sec — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:10 am.
  • 813-017 9:54 AM · 10 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:10 am.
  • 813-019 10:10 AM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:16 am.
  • 813-020 10:16 AM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Ronald L. Ziegler, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:16 am to 10:53 am.
  • 813-021 10:53 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:53 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 813-018, 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/813-018 (accessed October 10, 2026).