Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-106

Nixon phone call with Bull on Florida trip and AFL-CIO

Thursday, February 15, 1973 · 6:28 PM–6:29 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation043-106 on Tape 43StartThursday, February 15, 1973 at 6:28 PMEndThursday, February 15, 1973 at 6:29 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-106 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon coordinated his upcoming trip to Florida with Stephen B. Bull, confirming a departure time and potential stop in Jacksonville. The President instructed Bull to hold the public announcement until the following morning and to consult with Secretary of Labor Peter J. Brennan regarding a potential meeting with AFL-CIO leadership, including George Meany. This request was intended to facilitate a diplomatic encounter with labor officials during the President’s weekend stay in Florida.

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Hello.

Yes, sir.

Oh, the trip is on tomorrow.

All right, sir.

We'll leave at 12 noon.

12 noon.

Right.

All right, sir.

Will Mrs. Nixon be going, sir?

She'll be going, yes.

And we may stop at Jacksonville, but I'll let you know about that later.

All right, sir.

Can this be announced, sir?

No, not tonight.

I want to wait till tomorrow morning.

All right.

Very good, sir.

Tomorrow morning, Sigler can inform him that we're going to 12 noon.

Because we've got to check to see about the AFL-CIO executive committee on Monday.

All right, very good.

Thank you, sir.

Steve?

Yes, sir.

You can check that out.

Just check with, I don't know, I guess Secretary Brennan, Pete Brennan.

say that, and ask him to work it out, that I would like to meet with them, if that's good, on Monday, and if he can check it out and let me know.

I'm going to be in Florida over the weekend, and I know that they're going to be there on Monday, and I'd like to just go over and, you know, have a chat with him, and if he could be there, fine.

If he can't, it's okay.

But just run it by him.

It'll build him up.

All right, sir.

I'll get back to you.

I'm going to be there through Monday, and we'll be very happy to meet with him, and if he'd like to

You know, check with Meany or so forth.

I'll report first thing in the morning, then.

Thank you.

NARA Description

On February 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 6:28 pm to 6:29 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-106 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-106

Date: February 15, 1973
Time: 6:28 pm - 6:29 pm
Location: White House Telephone
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 43-106 (cont’d)

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 410-41]

       The President’s schedule
            -The President’s trip to Florida
                  -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
                  -Jacksonville
                  -Ronald L. Ziegler
                         -Announcement

       American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations [AFL-CIO] meeting
       in Miami
            -Peter J. Brennan
            -George Meany

Also recorded on February 15, 1973

043-102 6:20 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:20 pm to 6:21 pm.
043-103 6:24 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:24 pm.
043-104 6:27 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:27 pm.
043-105 6:28 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:28 pm.
043-107 6:29 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:29 pm and 6:33 pm.
043-108 6:33 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 6:33 pm to 6:34 pm.
043-109 6:34 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Lelsie T. ("Bob") Hope, and Delores (Reade) Hope talked on the telephone from 6:34 pm to 6:45 pm.
043-110 6:47 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:47 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-106, February 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-106 (accessed October 1, 2026).