Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 825 › Conversation 825-009
Nixon & Bull on Personnel management and H. R. Haldeman
Saturday, December 16, 1972 · 10:46 AM–10:50 AM ET · Oval Office · 29 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to review his daily schedule and coordinate upcoming administrative tasks. The discussion covered appointments with Mamie Eisenhower, H. R. Haldeman, and Ronald Ziegler, while also touching upon personnel matters and the management of Rose Mary Woods's office. The meeting served as a brief logistical check-in to organize the President’s priorities for the remainder of the day.
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NARA Description
On December 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:46 am and 10:50 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 825-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 825-9
Date: December 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:46 am and 10:50 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 825-9 (cont’d)
The President’s schedule
-Mamie G. D. Eisenhower
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman’s schedule
-Personnel meeting
-Meeting with Ronald L. Ziegler
Refreshment
-Coffee
Rose Mary Woods’s office
-Telephone call
The President’s schedule
Bull left at an unknown time before 10:50 am.Also recorded on December 16, 1972
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- 825-008 10:46 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:46 am and 10:50 am.
- 034-094 10:50 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 11:08 am.
- 825-010 10:50 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Ronald L. Ziegler, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:50 am to 11:08 am.
- 034-095 11:08 AM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas G. Dunn talked on the telephone from 11:08 am to 11:09 am.
- 825-011 11:08 AM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas G. Dunn met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:08 am to 11:09 am.
- 825-012 11:09 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:25 am.
- 825-013 11:09 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:25 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 825-009, December 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/825-009 (accessed October 5, 2026).