Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 828 › Conversation 828-017

Nixon & Bull on Administrative planning

Wednesday, December 27, 1972 · 8:47 AM–9:20 AM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation828-017 on Tape 828StartWednesday, December 27, 1972 at 8:47 AMEndWednesday, December 27, 1972 at 9:20 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 828-017 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate administrative details regarding his daily schedule. The discussion specifically focused on organizing an upcoming meeting with a secretary. This brief exchange served to manage the President's immediate operational agenda and office logistics.

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I ought to give you a second chance.

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 8:47 am and 9:20 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 828-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 828-17

Date: December 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:47 am and 9:20 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       The President’s schedule
            -Meeting with a secretary

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:20 am.

Also recorded on December 27, 1972

  • 828-001 8:47 AM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:47 am and 9:20 am.
  • 828-002 8:47 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:47 am and 9:20 am.
  • 828-003 8:47 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:47 am and 9:20 am.
  • 828-004 8:47 AM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:47 am and 9:20 am.
  • 828-005 8:47 AM · 53 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:47 am and 10:12 am.
  • 828-006 10:12 AM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:12 am and 10:44 am.
  • 828-007 10:12 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:12 am and 10:44 am.
  • 828-008 10:44 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:44 am to 10:48 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 828-017, 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/828-017 (accessed October 10, 2026).