Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 28 › Conversation 028-055

Nixon phone call with Bull on Administrative communication

Thursday, August 3, 1972 · 12:10 PM–12:11 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation028-055 on Tape 28StartThursday, August 3, 1972 at 12:10 PMEndThursday, August 3, 1972 at 12:11 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 028-055 ↗

President Nixon held a brief telephone conversation with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, to discuss administrative logistics or scheduling matters. Due to the unintelligible nature of the audio, no substantive policy decisions or developments can be confirmed. The brief exchange serves primarily as a record of routine communication between the President and his staff.

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On August 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 12:10 pm to 12:11 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 028-055 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 28-55

Date: August 3, 1972
Time: 12:10 pm - 12:11 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 353-5]

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  • 028-054 11:49 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:49 am and 12:10 pm.
  • 353-005 12:10 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:10 pm to 12:11 pm.
  • 028-056 12:11 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:11 pm and 12:12 pm.
  • 353-006 12:11 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:11 pm to 12:12 pm.
  • 028-057 12:12 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 12:12 pm to 12:20 pm.
  • 353-007 12:12 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Rose Mary Woods, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:12 pm and 12:37 pm.
  • 029-069 12:20 PM · 11 sec — the recording device engaged at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 1:10 pm, but the conversation appears to be blank.
  • 353-008 12:20 PM · 13 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 12:20 pm and 12:37 pm.

Conversation 028-055, August 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/028-055 (accessed October 1, 2026).