Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 32 › Conversation 032-143

Nixon phone call with Bull on H.R. Haldeman

Thursday, November 2, 1972 · 11:23 AM–11:24 AM ET · White House Telephone · 27 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation032-143 on Tape 32StartThursday, November 2, 1972 at 11:23 AMEndThursday, November 2, 1972 at 11:24 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 032-143 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate his midday schedule and personal appointments. Nixon directed Bull to reschedule his barber visit to 12:00 pm to ensure efficiency. Additionally, the President requested that H.R. Haldeman be summoned to his office to meet as soon as he became available.

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Yeah.
Yes, sir, Staple.
What time is the barber now?
At 12.30 or at your convenience, sir.
Was he there now?
You mean...
I don't...
He's not here right...
He should be in just a few minutes, sir.
Fine.
I'll throw him at 12 then.
12 o'clock.
Be done with it.
Okay.
All right, sir.
Fine.
Thank you.
Fine.
And would you ask Bob Haldeman to step over when he's...
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On November 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 11:23 am to 11:24 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-143 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 032-143

Date: November 2, 1972
Time: 11:23 am - 11:24 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 376-28]

         The President's schedule
             -Appointment with barber
                 -Time
             -Meeting with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on November 2, 1972

  • 032-142 11:23 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:23 am.
  • 376-027 11:23 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 11:23 am.
  • 376-028 11:23 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:23 am to 11:24 am.
  • 376-029 11:24 AM · 17 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 11:24 am and 11:28 am.
  • 032-144 11:28 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 11:28 am to 11:29 am.
  • 376-030 11:28 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:28 am to 11:29 am.
  • 032-145 11:29 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:29 am and 11:30 am.
  • 376-031 11:29 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 11:29 am and 11:30 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 032-143, November 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/032-143 (accessed October 10, 2026).