Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-022

Nixon phone call with Bull on Administrative workflow and Time management

Thursday, March 1, 1973 · 4:46 PM–4:47 PM ET · White House Telephone · 34 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation037-022 on Tape 37StartThursday, March 1, 1973 at 4:46 PMEndThursday, March 1, 1973 at 4:47 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-022 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull coordinate the President's upcoming schedule to ensure sufficient time for administrative tasks. The President directs Bull to clear his agenda for the following Monday to prioritize paperwork. This conversation serves as a logistical planning session to optimize the President's availability for internal work.

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Mr. Paulson.
Yes, sir.
I think that you can, unless there's something important, I would keep Monday free.
You have nothing in particular?
No, sir.
No, nothing.
And that's why you can, in other words, Friday and Saturday morning, we'll try to, since we're here anyway, we can get the stuff done that we need to get done and then keep Monday free for paperwork and things that I have to do.
Sir, very good.
All right.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On March 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 4:46 pm to 4:47 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 37-22

Date: March 1, 1973
Time: 4:46 pm-4:47 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 416-12]

       President's schedule
              -Weekend
              -Paperwork

Also recorded on March 1, 1973

  • 037-020 4:42 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 4:42 pm to 4:44 pm.
  • 416-011 4:42 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:42 pm to 4:44 pm.
  • 037-021 4:44 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:44 pm and 4:46 pm.
  • 416-012 4:46 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:46 pm to 4:47 pm.
  • 037-023 4:47 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:47 pm and 4:48 pm.
  • 416-013 4:47 PM · 10 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 4:47 pm and 4:48 pm.
  • 037-024 4:48 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 4:48 pm to 4:50 pm.
  • 416-014 4:48 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:48 pm to 4:50 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 037-022, March 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-022 (accessed October 25, 2026).