Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 32 › Conversation 032-097

Nixon phone call with Bull on Signing ceremony and Photography

Tuesday, October 31, 1972 · 1:14 PM–1:15 PM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation032-097 on Tape 32StartTuesday, October 31, 1972 at 1:14 PMEndTuesday, October 31, 1972 at 1:15 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 032-097 ↗

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull spoke to coordinate the logistics for an afternoon signing ceremony and an associated photograph session. Nixon instructed Bull to schedule the photograph session for 3:00 pm. Bull confirmed the arrangement and finalized the plan to meet the President shortly thereafter.

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Yes, sir.
I was set the picture for three o'clock, if you will.
All right, sir.
Fine.
And I'll be over.
Fine.

On October 31, 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 032-097 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 032-097

Date: October 31, 1972
Time: 1:14 pm - 1:15 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 378-12]

        The President's schedule
            -Signing ceremony
                -Photograph session
                     -Time
  • 032-094 1:05 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:13 pm.
  • 032-095 1:05 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:13 pm.
  • 378-008 1:05 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 1:05 pm and 1:13 pm.
  • 378-009 1:05 PM · 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 1:05 pm and 1:13 pm.
  • 032-096 1:13 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 1:13 pm to 1:14 pm.
  • 378-011 1:13 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:13 pm to 1:14 pm.
  • 378-012 1:15 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:15 pm to 1:16 pm.
  • 378-013 1:16 PM · 13 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 1:16 pm and 2:38 pm.

Conversation 032-097, October 31, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/032-097 (accessed October 5, 2026).