Conversation 040-005

TapeTape 40StartMonday, June 11, 1973 at 1:20 PMEndMonday, June 11, 1973 at 1:21 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Recording deviceWhite House Telephone

President Nixon contacted his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate a brief haircut appointment before his 3:00 p.m. meeting. He specifically requested that Bull instruct the barber to limit the service to a ten-minute trim to ensure the President remained on schedule. This conversation served as a logistical update to manage the President's afternoon calendar.

Presidential scheduleWhite House stafflogisticstime management

On June 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:20 pm to 1:21 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-005 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 40-5

Date: June 11, 1973
Time: 1:20 pm - 1:21 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See also Conversation No. 444-2]

     President’s schedule
           -Barber
                 -Time
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Yeah.
Yes, sir.
Get the barber, if you could, at 2.40.
Tell him I just need a 10-minute quick trim, but... All right, sir.
...for the 3 o'clock meeting.
I don't want to...
So he'll know that I don't want a long drill, okay?
All right, fine.
Yes, sir.
I'll be over about 2.40, 20 minutes till 3.
Fine.
Take care of it, sir.