Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 14 › Conversation 014-003

Nixon phone call with Bull on White House staff and Personal appointments

Tuesday, November 9, 1971 · 11:57 AM–11:58 AM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation014-003 on Tape 14 (tape position 00:01:34–00:01:43)StartTuesday, November 9, 1971 at 11:57 AMEndTuesday, November 9, 1971 at 11:58 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 014-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate a personal appointment. During this brief exchange, the President requested that the White House barber be scheduled for 4:30 pm. Bull confirmed the request and completed the task immediately.

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Yeah.
Yes, sir, Steve Ball.
Steve, would you get the barber at 4.30, please?
4.30, yes, sir.
Fine, thank you.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On November 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 11:57 am to 11:58 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 14-3

Date: November 9, 1971
Time: 11:57 am - 11:58 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 300-26]

     The President's schedule
          -Barber

Also recorded on November 9, 1971

  • 300-024 11:05 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:05 am to 11:07 am.
  • 014-002 11:07 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 11:57 am.
  • 300-025 11:07 AM · 7 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 11:07 am and 11:57 am.
  • 300-026 11:57 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:57 am to 11:58 am.
  • 014-004 11:58 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:58 am and 1:49 pm.
  • 300-027 11:58 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:58 am and 1:15 pm.
  • 300-028 11:58 AM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:58 am and 1:15 pm.
  • 300-029 11:58 AM · 3 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 11:58 am and 1:49 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 014-003, November 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/014-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).