Nixon White House TapesTape 14 › Conversation 014-153

Nixon phone call with Bull on personal services and White House logistics

Wednesday, November 17, 1971 · 1:26 PM–1:27 PM ET · White House Telephone ·9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operator;  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation014-153 onTape 14 (tape position 04:45:18–04:45:27)StartWednesday, November 17, 1971 at 1:26 PMEndWednesday, November 17, 1971 at 1:27 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 014-153 ↗

President Nixon contacted Stephen B. Bull to coordinate his personal schedule. The brief discussion focused exclusively on arranging for a barber to visit the White House at 5:30 p.m. Bull acknowledged the request and confirmed the appointment.

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Mr. Bull, Mr. President.
Mr. President.
Steve.
Yes, sir.
I just wanted you to get the barber at 5.30, please.
5.30.
All right, sir.
Fine.

On November 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:26 pm to 1:27 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-153 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 14-153

Date: November 17, 1971
Time: 1:26 pm - 1:27 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.
     Stephen B. Bull

The President talked with Bull.

[See Conversation No. 293-4]

     The President's schedule
          -Barber
  • 293-004 1:26 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:26 pm to 1:27 pm.
  • 014-154 1:27 PM · 9 min — Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, John D. Ehrlichman, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:27 pm and 2:48 pm.
  • 293-005 1:27 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:27 pm and 2:48 pm.
  • 293-006 1:27 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:27 pm and 2:48 pm.
  • 293-024 1:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:30 pm to 1:32 pm.
  • 293-025 1:32 PM · 14 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 1:32 pm and 1:42 pm.
  • 293-026 1:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 1:42 pm.
  • 293-027 1:32 PM · 11 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 1:32 pm and 1:42 pm.

Conversation 014-153, November 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/014-153 (accessed September 18, 2026).