Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-024
Nixon phone call with Bull on White House administration and Lucy Winchester
Tuesday, December 5, 1972 · 2:56 PM–2:57 PM ET · White House Telephone · 42 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull discussed the scheduling logistics for an upcoming reception involving California administration officials, ultimately confirming the start time. The President also inquired about Bull's ongoing coordination with Lucy Winchester regarding her scheduled meeting with First Lady Pat Nixon. Nixon instructed Bull to maintain his role as the primary point of contact and to manage the interpersonal dynamics of these arrangements smoothly.
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NARA Description
On December 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 2:56 pm to 2:57 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 34-24
Date: December 5, 1972
Time: 2:56 pm - 2:57 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked to Stephen B. Bull.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 34-24 (cont’d)
[See Conversation No. 386-1B]
The President’s schedule
-Forthcoming reception [for California administration officials]
-Timing
Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon’s schedule
-Lucy A. Winchester
-Forthcoming meeting
-Bull’s roleAlso recorded on December 5, 1972
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- 387-011 1:10 PM · 28 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 1:10 pm and 2:00 pm.
- 387-012 1:10 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 1:10 pm and 2:00 pm.
- 034-023 2:00 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 2:56 pm.
- 386-001 2:00 PM · 3 hr 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Stephen B. Bull, Ronald L. Ziegler, Manolo Sanchez, John B. Connally, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 6:20 pm.
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- 034-025 2:58 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:58 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 034-024, December 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-024 (accessed September 28, 2026).