Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 32 › Conversation 032-034

Nixon phone call with Bull on Radio address and H.R. Haldeman

Wednesday, October 25, 1972 · 10:09 AM–10:10 AM ET · White House Telephone · 42 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation032-034 on Tape 32StartWednesday, October 25, 1972 at 10:09 AMEndWednesday, October 25, 1972 at 10:10 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 032-034 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon coordinated his late-morning schedule with personal aide Stephen B. Bull to prepare for a radio address and upcoming meetings. The President confirmed the timing and location for his broadcast from the White House library and instructed Bull to reach out to H.R. Haldeman regarding a flexible morning meeting. Additionally, Nixon directed Bull to facilitate a phone call with Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler.

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Yeah.
Mr. Bull.
Yes, sir.
Steve.
The next thing is the radio, is it, or do you have something else?
No, there's nothing in between, sir.
That's at 12.07, so if you want to move around 12.
In the library, sir.
In the library.
Good.
And if you could let Bob Haldeman know that there's no hurry, but when he's free, he can drop over sometime between now and 12 o'clock.
All right, sir.
Fine.
Thank you.
But there's no hurry.
And...
I'll get Ziegler on the phone.
Okay, thank you.

NARA Description

On October 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 10:09 am to 10:10 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-034 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 032-034

Date: October 25, 1972
Time: 10:09 am - 10:10 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation 372-13]

        The President's schedule
            -Radio speech
                -Time
                -Location
            -Meeting with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

                 -Time
             -Call to Ronald L. Ziegler

Also recorded on October 25, 1972

  • 372-012 10:08 AM · 8 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 10:08 am and 10:09 am.
  • 372-013 10:09 AM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:09 am to 10:10 am.
  • 032-035 10:10 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:11 am.
  • 372-014 10:10 AM · 7 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 10:10 am and 10:11 am.
  • 032-036 10:11 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 10:11 am to 10:14 am.
  • 372-015 10:11 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:11 am to 10:14 am.
  • 372-016 10:14 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:14 am and 11:18 am.
  • 372-017 10:14 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:14 am and 11:18 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 032-034, October 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/032-034 (accessed October 9, 2026).