Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-103
Haldeman & Bull on Staff communication and Telecommunications
Friday, May 19, 1972 · 11:17 AM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
Stephen B. Bull and H. R. Haldeman engaged in a brief telephone exchange facilitated by the White House operator. The conversation was terminated almost immediately after the connection was established. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were addressed during this aborted interaction.
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NARA Description
On May 19, 1972, unknown person(s), White House operator, Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at 11:17 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-103 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 24-103 Date: May 19, 1972 Time: 11:17 am Location: White House Telephone An unknown person signaled the White House operator. Stephen B. Bull conferred with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman during the telephone call. [See Conversation No. 716-1] The conversation was cut off at 11:17 am.
Also recorded on May 19, 1972
- 726-001 10:30 AM · 1 hr 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), Henry A. Kissinger, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, White House operator, Stephen B. Bull, and Adm. Thomas H. Moorer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:30 am to 11:42 am.
- 024-156 10:51 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:51 am and 11:16 am.
- 024-157 10:51 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:51 am and 11:16 am.
- 024-158 11:16 AM · 18 sec — Stephen B. Bull, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 11:16 am to 11:17 am.
- 726-012 11:27 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:27 am.
- 726-002 11:42 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:42 am.
- 726-003 11:42 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:42 am to 11:45 am.
- 726-004 11:45 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Henry A. Kissinger, Ronald L. Ziegler, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:45 am to 12:19 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 024-103, May 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/024-103 (accessed October 9, 2026).