Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 30 › Conversation 030-051

Nixon phone call with Bull on Robert P. Griffin and H.R. Haldeman

Tuesday, October 3, 1972 · 2:10 PM–2:11 PM ET · White House Telephone · 30 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation030-051 on Tape 30StartTuesday, October 3, 1972 at 2:10 PMEndTuesday, October 3, 1972 at 2:11 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 030-051 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon coordinates his afternoon schedule with Stephen B. Bull regarding a meeting with Senator Robert P. Griffin. They finalize plans for a 3:45 PM television appearance followed by a 4:00 PM appointment. The President also confirms that his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, will accompany him and authorizes H.R. Haldeman to include additional staff members as needed.

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NARA Description

On October 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 2:10 pm to 2:11 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 030-051 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 30-51

Date: October 3, 1972
Time: 2:10 pm - 2:11 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 355-13]

       The President's schedule
              -[Robert P. Griffin]
              -Tricia Nixon Cox
              -H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

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Mr. Bolt's on the line, sir.
Yeah.
Yes, sir.
I will definitely go at 4 o'clock now.
All right, sir.
Fine.
And can he make the TV at 345?
Yes, sir.
It's all fine for the senator.
I'll come over and be available at 345.
All right, sir.
Fine.
And Tricia will go with me.
And anybody that Haldeman wants to have go, he wants somebody who can go, too.
Okay.
All right, sir.
Thank you very much.
Fine.

Also recorded on October 3, 1972

  • 030-048 2:07 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:07 pm and 2:08 pm.
  • 355-009 2:07 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:07 pm and 2:08 pm.
  • 030-049 2:08 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 2:08 pm to 2:09 pm.
  • 355-010 2:08 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:08 pm to 2:09 pm.
  • 030-050 2:09 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:09 pm and 2:10 pm.
  • 355-011 2:09 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:09 pm and 2:10 pm.
  • 355-012 2:09 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:09 pm and 2:10 pm.
  • 355-013 2:10 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:10 pm to 2:11 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 030-051, October 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/030-051 (accessed November 1, 2026).