Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 18 › Conversation 018-068

Nixon phone call with Bull on Camp David and Presidential travel

Tuesday, January 11, 1972 · 4:02 PM–4:03 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation018-068 on Tape 18 (tape position 02:59:30–02:59:44)StartTuesday, January 11, 1972 at 4:02 PMEndTuesday, January 11, 1972 at 4:03 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 018-068 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417192229 ↗

A 14-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On January 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 4:02 pm to 4:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-068 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 18-68

Date: January 11, 1972
Time: 4:02 pm - 4:03 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 312-29]

     Summoning of helicopter for trip to Camp David

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Yeah.
Mr. Bull, Mr. President.
Yeah.
Yes, sir.
You can call up the helicopter now.
All right, sir.
Fine.
In ten minutes.
Yes, sir.
I mean, I'll be there in ten minutes if it's there.
Fine.
All right, sir.
Thank you.

Also recorded on January 11, 1972

  • 018-067 3:49 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 4:02 pm.
  • 312-027 3:49 PM · 2 min — 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 3:49 pm and 4:02 pm.
  • 312-029 4:02 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:02 pm to 4:03 pm.
  • 018-069 4:03 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:03 pm and 4:05 pm.
  • 312-030 4:03 PM · 12 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 4:03 pm and 4:05 pm.
  • 018-070 4:05 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 4:05 pm to 4:06 pm.
  • 312-031 4:05 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:05 pm to 4:06 pm.
  • 312-032 4:06 PM · 1 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 4:06 pm and 4:08 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 018-068, January 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417192229). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/018-068 (accessed November 2, 2026).