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
AI Summary
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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NARA Description
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.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
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 HaigAlso recorded on June 6, 1973
- 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.
Cite this conversation
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).