Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 820 › Conversation 820-012

Nixon & Bull on press relations and J. Willard Marriott

Tuesday, December 12, 1972 · 11:54 AM ET · Oval Office · 32 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation820-012 on Tape 820StartTuesday, December 12, 1972 at 11:54 AMEndTuesday, December 12, 1972 at 11:54 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 820-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to discuss an injury to the President’s foot and the associated press coverage. Additionally, the two reviewed the President’s upcoming schedule, specifically addressing a planned meeting with J. Willard Marriott and the involvement of Dwight L. Chapin. The discussion concluded shortly thereafter as Bull departed the Oval Office.

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NARA Description

On December 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:54 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 820-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 820-12

Date: December 12, 1972
Time: 11:54 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

       The President’s foot
            -Sprain
                  -Press story
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                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 820-12 (cont’d)

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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       The President’s schedule
            -Meeting with J. Willard Marriott
                  -Dwight L. Chapin

Bull left at 11:54 am.

Also recorded on December 12, 1972

  • 820-007 10:39 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:39 am to 10:49 am.
  • 820-008 10:50 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:50 am to 10:53 am.
  • 820-009 10:53 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:53 am to 11:13 am.
  • 820-010 11:13 AM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:13 am and 11:17 am.
  • 820-011 11:17 AM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, W. Clement Stone, Douglas K. Kinsey, Leonard Garment, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:17 am to 11:53 am.
  • 820-013 11:55 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, J. Willard Marriott, Jeb Stuart Magruder, Dwight L. Chapin, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:55 am to 12:02 pm.
  • 820-014 12:05 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:05 pm to 12:25 pm.
  • 820-015 12:25 PM · 1 hr 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Hobart D. Lewis, John H. Kauffmann, Michael J. O'Neill, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Herbert G. Klein, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:25 pm to 1:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 820-012, December 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/820-012 (accessed October 1, 2026).