Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-084

Nixon phone call with Bull on Presidential logistics and Wardrobe

Thursday, March 29, 1973 · 6:30 PM–6:31 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation044-084 on Tape 44StartThursday, March 29, 1973 at 6:30 PMEndThursday, March 29, 1973 at 6:31 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-084 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed Stephen B. Bull to urgently determine his preferred suit color for an upcoming event, specifically inquiring between dark blue, darker blue, and Moscow blue. Bull acknowledged the request and committed to reporting back to the President immediately. This brief exchange highlights the President's focused attention on personal presentation and wardrobe coordination for his evening schedule.

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Yeah.
Yes, sir.
Steve Bowen.
Find out what the suit they want, the dark blue or the darker blue or the Moscow blue tonight.
All right, sir.
I'll get right back.

NARA Description

On March 29, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:30 pm and 6:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-084 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 044-084

Date: March 29, 1973
Time: 6:30 pm-6:31 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See also Conversation No. 426-22]

       President's suit
             -Color

Also recorded on March 29, 1973

  • 044-082 6:25 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 6:25 pm to 6:26 pm.
  • 044-083 6:26 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:26 pm and 6:30 pm.
  • 426-021 6:26 PM · 8 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 6:26 pm and 6:30 pm.
  • 426-022 6:30 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:30 pm to 6:31 pm.
  • 426-023 6:31 PM · 14 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 6:31 pm and 6:35 pm.
  • 426-024 6:32 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:32 pm and 7:35 pm.
  • 426-025 6:32 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:32 pm and 7:35 pm.
  • 426-026 6:32 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:32 pm and 7:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 044-084, March 29, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-084 (accessed October 1, 2026).