Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-111

Nixon phone call with Bull on Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and John B. Connally

Wednesday, June 6, 1973 · 3:21 PM–3:22 PM ET · White House Telephone · 29 sec

ParticipantsWhite House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation039-111 on Tape 39StartWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 3:21 PMEndWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 3:22 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 039-111 ↗

President Nixon directed Stephen B. Bull to facilitate a telephone call with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. immediately following Haig’s meeting with John B. Connally. The President clarified that he only required a phone conversation rather than an in-person meeting. Bull confirmed he would notify the staff to ensure the President was contacted as soon as the session with Connally concluded.

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Oh, sir.
Steve, would you find out as soon as Haig finishes talking with Connolly?
I want to talk to Haig a minute.
All right, sir, fine.
I think they're talking on, I don't know.
Yes, sir, Connolly is in Haig's office right now.
He is.
I'll tell the secretary as soon as he leaves.
Haig, give me a call, please.
Just a call, not come over.
No, no, he doesn't need to come over.
Just call me.
All right, sir, fine.

On June 6, 1973, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:21 pm to 3:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-111 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 39-111

Date: June 6, 1973
Time: 3:21 pm - 3:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

       Incoming telephone call

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See also Conversation No. 443-13]

       Alexander M. Haig, Jr.’s schedule
             -John B. Connally
             -President’s request for telephone call from Haig
  • 039-110 2:36 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:36 pm and 3:21 pm.
  • 443-013 3:21 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:21 pm to 3:22 pm.
  • 443-014 3:22 PM · 7 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 3:22 pm and 3:48 pm.
  • 443-015 3:22 PM · 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 3:22 pm and 3:48 pm.
  • 039-112 3:48 PM · 11 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:48 pm to 3:59 pm.
  • 443-016 3:48 PM · 8 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:48 pm to 3:59 pm.
  • 039-113 3:59 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:59 pm and 4:24 pm.
  • 443-017 3:59 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:59 pm and 4:24 pm.

Conversation 039-111, June 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-111 (accessed September 28, 2026).