Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 813 › Conversation 813-027

Nixon, Bull & Acker on Charles W. Colson and Staff coordination

Wednesday, November 8, 1972 · 11:59 AM–12:03 PM ET · Oval Office · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Acker, Marjorie P.Conversation813-027 on Tape 813StartWednesday, November 8, 1972 at 11:59 AMEndWednesday, November 8, 1972 at 12:03 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 813-027 ↗

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull and Marjorie P. Acker to coordinate the immediate availability of Charles W. Colson. The participants confirmed Colson's whereabouts and status to facilitate his arrival at the White House. This brief exchange functioned primarily as a scheduling adjustment to ensure a timely meeting with a key aide.

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Is he here?
I can't wait any longer.
He is here.
He's on his way home.
He's available right now.
He's available right now.
All right.
Thank you.

On November 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Marjorie P. Acker met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 813-027 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 813-27

Date: November 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between11:59 am and 12:03 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull and an unknown woman [Marjorie P. Acker].

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        The President’s schedule
             -[Charles W. Colson’s] location

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                                                                           Conversation No. 813-27 (cont’d)

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                -[Colson]’s availability

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The unknown woman [Acker?] left at an unknown time before 12:03 pm.
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Conversation 813-027, 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/813-027 (accessed October 10, 2026).