Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 36 › Conversation 036-067

Nixon phone call with Bull on H.R. Haldeman and Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 9:14 AM–9:15 AM ET · White House Telephone · 36 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation036-067 on Tape 36StartTuesday, January 23, 1973 at 9:14 AMEndTuesday, January 23, 1973 at 9:15 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 036-067 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to locate H.R. Haldeman to discuss urgent matters before the President became occupied with other obligations. Nixon also directed that Alexander M. Haig, Jr. be brought in immediately to join the meeting. Bull was tasked with determining Haldeman's availability without disrupting his current staff meeting while ensuring Haig's prompt arrival.

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Yeah.

Yes, sir.

Would you check to see whether Haldeman is in a staff meeting or whatever it is?

All right, sir.

I've got to go over a couple of things with him before I get tied up in a couple of other things.

I'll just hold up Haig.

He should be over here.

No, no, no.

Haig can come in right away because it involves him, too.

All right, sir.

Fine.

Yeah.

Thank you.

But I don't want Haldeman to rush his time, but I want to know when he's just final, when approximately he'll be finished.

All right, sir.

Fine.

All right.

NARA Description

On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 9:14 am to 9:15 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-067 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 36-67

Date: January 23, 1973
Time: 9:14 am - 9:15 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See also Conversation No. 404-5]

       H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman’s schedule
             -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
                                             -44-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 36-67 (cont’d)

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 036-067, January 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-067 (accessed October 14, 2026).