Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 35 › Conversation 035-053

Nixon phone call with Bull on Alexander M. Haig Jr. and Roberto Clemente

Tuesday, January 2, 1973 · 10:15 AM–10:16 AM ET · White House Telephone · 29 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation035-053 on Tape 35StartTuesday, January 2, 1973 at 10:15 AMEndTuesday, January 2, 1973 at 10:16 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 035-053 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull spoke to coordinate administrative details regarding Alexander Haig’s upcoming arrival and the funeral arrangements for baseball legend Roberto Clemente. Nixon inquired about the status of services for Clemente in Puerto Rico, noting that inaugural activities for the new governor had already been curtailed. Bull agreed to gather further information on the memorial service and report back to the President.

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Yeah.
Did you find out about Al Haig?
Yes, sir.
He'll be in tomorrow morning.
But what is the situation on Clemente as to when they're going to have, if anything, any kind of a service?
Will you find out or have you?
I'll find that out, sir.
The only thing I know, they have curtailed the inaugural activities.
I knew about that.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Fine.
I'll find that out and get back to you.
Fine, fine.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On January 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 10:15 am to 10:16 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-053 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 35-53

Date: January 2, 1973
Time: 10:15 am – 10:16 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                              Conversation No. 35-53 (cont’d)

       Alexander M. Haig, Jr’s schedule

       Roberto Clemente’s funeral service
            -Inauguration activities for Puerto Rico governor [Rafael Hernandez Colon]
                  -Curtailment

Also recorded on January 2, 1973

  • 035-052 9:03 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:03 am and 10:15 am.
  • 829-025 9:03 AM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:03 am and 9:28 am.
  • 829-026 9:03 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:03 am and 9:28 am.
  • 829-027 9:03 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:03 am and 9:28 am.
  • 829-028 9:03 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:03 am and 9:28 am.
  • 035-054 10:16 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:20 am.
  • 035-055 10:20 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 10:20 am to 10:21 am.
  • 035-056 10:21 AM · 57 sec — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, unknown person(s), Rose Mary Woods, Gerald L. Warren, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:21 am and 11:20 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 035-053, January 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/035-053 (accessed October 2, 2026).