Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 22 › Conversation 022-082

Nixon phone call with Bull on Personal services

Wednesday, April 5, 1972 · 9:57 AM–9:58 AM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation022-082 on Tape 22 (tape position 03:16:25–03:16:34)StartWednesday, April 5, 1972 at 9:57 AMEndWednesday, April 5, 1972 at 9:58 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 022-082 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate a personal appointment with the White House barber. The President requested that the barber arrive at the White House at 1:30 pm that afternoon to provide grooming services. Bull acknowledged the request and committed to arranging the visit.

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Yes, sir, Steve.
Could you see if the barber could come over about 1.30 today?
About 1.30?
All right, sir.
Thank you.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On April 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 9:57 am to 9:58 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-082 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 22-82

Date: April 5, 1972
Time: 9:57 am - 9:58 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 330-9]

     Barber
          -The President’s appointment

Also recorded on April 5, 1972

  • 330-008 9:55 AM · 16 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 9:55 am and 9:57 am.
  • 022-081 9:56 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:56 am.
  • 330-009 9:57 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:57 am to 9:58 am.
  • 330-010 9:58 AM · 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 9:58 am and 10:00 am.
  • 330-011 9:58 AM · 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 9:58 am and 10:00 am.
  • 022-083 9:59 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:59 am.
  • 022-084 10:00 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 10:00 am to 10:05 am.
  • 330-012 10:00 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:00 am to 10:05 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 022-082, April 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/022-082 (accessed October 1, 2026).