Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 36 › Conversation 036-111

Nixon phone call with Bull on H.R. Haldeman and Speech preparation

Thursday, January 25, 1973 · 8:38 AM–8:39 AM ET · White House Telephone · 42 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation036-111 on Tape 36StartThursday, January 25, 1973 at 8:38 AMEndThursday, January 25, 1973 at 8:39 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 036-111 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon coordinated with Stephen B. Bull to arrange a meeting with H.R. Haldeman regarding revisions to an upcoming speech. The President established a strict timeline to review these materials before his departure for a funeral later that morning. Bull was tasked with confirming Haldeman's availability to ensure the briefing occurred between 8:45 and 9:15 AM.

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Mr. Bowles.

You'll get a hold of all of them as soon as he...

I don't know how long this meeting lasts, but I've got to see him to go over some of the speech stuff before I leave for this funeral.

All right, sir.

So he should be through by 9, isn't he, by the staff meeting?

Usually, sir.

Yes, sir.

Usually between quarter to 9.

But you can check, and if he could come to the UOB, it'd be fine.

All right, sir.

9.15 at the latest, because I'll have to go over about...

We leave here at 945, is that right, or what?

940 we should leave thereabouts, sir.

940, okay, fine, I'll be ready.

Fine, sir, fine.

NARA Description

On January 25, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 8:38 am to 8:39 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-111 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 36-111

Date: January 25, 1973
Time: 8:38 am - 8:39 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[Conversation No. 405-5]

       The President’s schedule
            -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
            -The President’s speech

Also recorded on January 25, 1973

036-110 7:54 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:54 am and 8:38 am.
405-001 7:54 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:54 am and 8:38 am.
405-002 7:54 AM · 11 min — 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 7:54 am and 8:38 am.
405-005 8:38 AM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:38 am to 8:39 am.
405-006 8:39 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:39 am and 9:01 am.
405-007 9:01 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:01 am to 9:03 am.
405-008 9:01 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:01 am and 9:03 am.
405-009 9:05 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:05 am to 9:34 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 036-111, January 25, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-111 (accessed October 6, 2026).