Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 827 › Conversation 827-006

Nixon & Bull on Ronald L. Ziegler and White House administration

Wednesday, December 20, 1972 · 10:16 AM–10:20 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation827-006 on Tape 827StartWednesday, December 20, 1972 at 10:16 AMEndWednesday, December 20, 1972 at 10:20 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 827-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate upcoming agenda items. The brief discussion primarily focused on the President's schedule and the arrangements for an impending meeting with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. No other significant policy matters were addressed during this short administrative exchange.

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NARA Description

On December 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:20 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 827-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 827-6

Date: December 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:16 am and 10:20 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       The President’s schedule
            -Meeting with Ronald L. Ziegler

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:20 a.m.

Also recorded on December 20, 1972

  • 827-001 10:16 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:20 am.
  • 827-002 10:16 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Zosimo T. Monzon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:20 am.
  • 827-003 10:16 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Zosimo T. Monzon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:20 am.
  • 827-004 10:16 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:20 am.
  • 827-005 10:16 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:20 am.
  • 827-025 10:16 AM · 31 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:20 am.
  • 827-007 10:20 AM · 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Zosimo T. Monzon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 11:20 am.
  • 827-008 11:05 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:05 am and 11:20 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 827-006, December 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/827-006 (accessed October 13, 2026).