Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 28 › Conversation 028-003

Nixon phone call with Bull on White House administration

Thursday, July 27, 1972 · 1:14 PM–1:15 PM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation028-003 on Tape 28StartThursday, July 27, 1972 at 1:14 PMEndThursday, July 27, 1972 at 1:15 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 028-003 ↗

President Nixon consulted with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, regarding adjustments to his official daily schedule. The brief conversation served to coordinate the President's upcoming appointments and logistical arrangements. No major policy decisions were reached, as the discussion focused primarily on administrative oversight of the President’s time.

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On July 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:14 pm to 1:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 028-003 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 28-3

Date: July 27, 1972
Time: 1:14 pm - 1:15 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
  • 028-001 12:41 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 12:41 pm to 12:47 pm.
  • 028-002 12:47 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:47 pm and 1:14 pm.
  • 351-001 1:50 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:50 pm to 1:53 pm.
  • 351-002 1:53 PM · 11 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 1:53 pm and 2:10 pm.
  • 351-003 2:10 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:10 pm to 2:12 pm.
  • 351-004 2:12 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:12 pm and 2:59 pm.
  • 351-005 2:12 PM · 14 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 2:12 pm and 2:59 pm.
  • 755-001 3:03 PM · 1 hr 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Patrick J. Buchanan, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, Herbert G. Klein, Peter Lisagor, Robert D. Novak, Sarah McLendon, Helen A. Thomas, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), White House operator, and Morgan Wilson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:03 pm and 4:36 pm.

Conversation 028-003, July 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/028-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).