Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 22 › Conversation 022-038

Nixon phone call with Bull on Staff communications and Personal services

Tuesday, March 28, 1972 · 5:30 PM–5:31 PM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation022-038 on Tape 22 (tape position 01:50:50–01:51:08)StartTuesday, March 28, 1972 at 5:30 PMEndTuesday, March 28, 1972 at 5:31 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 022-038 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to inquire about the availability of his barber. The President specifically requested that Bull check the barber's schedule for the remainder of the afternoon before 6:00 pm. Bull acknowledged the request and committed to verifying the information and reporting back to the President.

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Hello.
Yes, sir, Steve.
Is the barber here today?
Yes, sir, he is.
Yeah, would you check to see what his situation is now?
I mean, between now and 6 o'clock.
All right, sir, fine.
Call you back.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On March 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 5:30 pm to 5:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-038 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 22-38

Date: March 28, 1972
Time: 5:30 pm - 5:31 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 327-9]

     Barber
          -Schedule

Also recorded on March 28, 1972

  • 695-008 12:44 PM · 1 hr 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Clark MacGregor, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Manolo Sanchez, and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:44 pm to 2:10 pm.
  • 327-007 2:10 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 3:15 pm.
  • 022-037 2:20 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:20 pm and 5:30 pm.
  • 327-008 3:15 PM · 2 hr — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Manolo Sanchez, and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:15 pm to 5:30 pm.
  • 327-009 5:30 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:30 pm to 5:31 pm.
  • 022-039 5:31 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 5:31 pm to 5:32 pm.
  • 327-010 5:31 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:31 pm to 5:32 pm.
  • 327-011 5:32 PM · 19 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 5:32 pm and 5:48 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 022-038, March 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/022-038 (accessed October 1, 2026).