Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 828 › Conversation 828-016

Nixon & Bull on White House logistics and Travel arrangements

Wednesday, December 27, 1972 · 12:01 PM–12:03 PM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation828-016 on Tape 828StartWednesday, December 27, 1972 at 12:01 PMEndWednesday, December 27, 1972 at 12:03 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 828-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, to verify travel logistics and confirm attendance for an upcoming engagement. The brief exchange served as a final check to ensure Bull was prepared for his role in the President’s impending departure. No policy discussions took place, as the meeting was limited to operational coordination.

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All right, you're coming?
Yes, sir.
You're going?

NARA Description

On December 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:01 pm and 12:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 828-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 828-16

Date: December 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:01 pm and 12:03 pm
Location: Oval Office
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                         Conversation No. 828-15 (cont’d)

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon’s schedule
            -Arrangements

       White House gifts
            -Pins

       The President’s schedule
            -Bull’s schedule

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:03 pm.

Also recorded on December 27, 1972

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  • 828-009 10:48 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:48 am and 10:53 am.
  • 828-010 10:48 AM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Marjorie P. Acker met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:48 am and 10:53 am.
  • 035-011 10:53 AM · 19 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 10:53 am.
  • 828-012 10:53 AM · 18 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:53 am.
  • 828-013 11:01 AM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter J. Brennan, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:01 am to 12:01 pm.
  • 828-014 12:01 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:01 pm and 12:03 pm.
  • 828-015 12:01 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:01 pm and 12:03 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 828-016, December 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/828-016 (accessed October 11, 2026).