Nixon White House TapesTape 818 › Conversation 818-007

Nixon & Bull on John B. Connally and Milton Pitts

Tuesday, December 5, 1972 · 12:37 PM–12:42 PM ET · Oval Office ·21 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation818-007 onTape 818StartTuesday, December 5, 1972 at 12:37 PMEndTuesday, December 5, 1972 at 12:42 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 818-007 ↗

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to coordinate upcoming schedule logistics, specifically focusing on an impending trip to New York. The discussion centered on arrangements for the President's barber, Milton Pitts, and the timing and location for a meeting with John B. Connally. They ultimately determined that the session with Connally should take place at the Executive Office Building.

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All right.
Yeah.

On December 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:42 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 818-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 818-7

Date: December 5, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:37 pm and 12:42 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

      The President’s schedule
          -New York
          -Milton Pitts
               -Barber
               -Meeting with John B. Connally
                    -Connally’s recent telephone call from Houston
                    -Timing
                    -Location
                         -Executive Office Building [EOB]

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:37 pm.
  • 818-003 12:05 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Adm. Horacio Rivero, Jr., Col. Richard T. Kennedy, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:05 pm to 12:25 pm.
  • 818-004 12:26 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry O. Dormann, Herbert G. Klein, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:26 pm to 12:30 pm.
  • 818-005 12:30 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 12:31 pm.
  • 818-006 12:31 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, M. Harvey Taylor, Leroy S. Zimmerman, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:31 pm to 12:37 pm.
  • 818-008 12:37 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:42 pm.
  • 818-009 12:37 PM · 16 sec — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:42 pm.
  • 034-022 1:09 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:09 pm to 1:10 pm.
  • 034-147 1:09 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:09 pm.

Conversation 818-007, December 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/818-007 (accessed September 18, 2026).