Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 815 › Conversation 815-010

Nixon & Bull on George W. Romney and John D. Ehrlichman

Friday, November 24, 1972 · 8:56 AM–9:37 AM ET · Oval Office · 20 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation815-010 on Tape 815StartFriday, November 24, 1972 at 8:56 AMEndFriday, November 24, 1972 at 9:37 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 815-010 ↗

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to coordinate the President's upcoming daily schedule, specifically focusing on an impending appointment with George W. Romney. The discussion involved administrative logistics regarding the timing of the meeting and the preparation of correspondence by Rose Mary Woods. John D. Ehrlichman briefly interrupted the briefing to address internal scheduling matters.

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Would you like me to rush this to the chest?
Yeah.
22 o'clock.
He said about 20 minutes.
I'm trying to communicate about 20 minutes.
It'll be 30.
It's going to be a long drive.
He didn't do that.
He did it.
He rose, but he didn't turn around.

On November 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:56 am and 9:37 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 815-010 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 815-10

Date: November 24, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:56 am and 9:37 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       The President’s schedule
            -Forthcoming meeting with George W. Romney
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                     NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 815-19 (cont’d)

                    -Interruption
                           -John D. Ehrlichman

       Letter
                -Typing
                     -Rose Mary Woods

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:37 am.
  • 815-001 8:03 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:03 am and 8:21 am.
  • 815-002 8:03 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:03 am and 8:21 am.
  • 815-003 8:03 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:03 am and 8:21 am.
  • 815-006 8:21 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:21 am to 8:56 am.
  • 815-007 8:56 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:56 am and 9:37 am.
  • 815-008 8:56 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:56 am and 9:37 am.
  • 815-009 8:56 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:56 am and 9:37 am.
  • 815-011 9:37 AM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George W. Romney, John D. Ehrlichman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:37 am to 10:14 am.

Conversation 815-010, November 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/815-010 (accessed October 12, 2026).