Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-144

Nixon phone call with Bull on Oval Office meetings and Edward V. Jones

Wednesday, December 20, 1972 · 12:49 PM–12:50 PM ET · White House Telephone · 36 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation034-144 on Tape 34StartWednesday, December 20, 1972 at 12:49 PMEndWednesday, December 20, 1972 at 12:50 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 034-144 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon coordinated his afternoon schedule with Stephen B. Bull to accommodate several appointments in the Oval Office. Nixon finalized plans to meet with Edward V. Jones and his grandchildren to present them with gifts. Additionally, he scheduled an afternoon meeting with journalist Saul Pett to take place at 3:00 p.m.

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Yes, sir.

We'll have to change that.

I'll be at the Oval Office at 2.15 to see these, Mr. Jones and his grandchildren, and we'll have gifts for them.

All right, sir.

And then have this Saul Petter, whatever his name is, have him over there in the Oval Office, and I'll see him about 3 o'clock in the Oval Office.

All right, sir.

We'll just do everything here then?

Yes.

I'll see Saul, whatever his name is, at 3 o'clock in the Oval Office.

Okay.

Thank you.

Bye.

NARA Description

On December 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 12:49 pm to 12:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-144 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 34-144

Date: December 20, 1972
Time: 12:49 pm - 12:50 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 392-9D]

       The President’s schedule
            -Edward V. Jones
                  -[Nella and Maria Balling]
                  -Gifts
            -Saul Pett
                  -Oval Office

Also recorded on December 20, 1972

034-139 12:29 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:29 pm.
034-140 12:32 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 12:32 pm to 12:33 pm.
392-007 12:32 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:32 pm.
392-008 12:32 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:32 pm to 12:33 pm.
034-141 12:33 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 12:47 pm.
392-009 12:33 PM · 60 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:33 pm to 1:30 pm.
034-142 12:47 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:47 pm to 12:48 pm.
034-143 12:48 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:48 pm and 12:49 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 034-144, December 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-144 (accessed September 28, 2026).