Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-085

Nixon phone call with Bull on Presidential appearance and Wardrobe

Thursday, March 29, 1973 · 6:35 PM–6:36 PM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation044-085 on Tape 44StartThursday, March 29, 1973 at 6:35 PMEndThursday, March 29, 1973 at 6:36 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-085 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull coordinate preparations for an upcoming public appearance or media event. Bull relays a recommendation from William H. Carruthers that the President wear a dark blue suit. The two also confirm logistical arrangements for the President to receive makeup application in a designated office space.

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Yep.
Mr. Bull calling?
Yep.
Thank you.
Ready?
Yeah.
Mr. President, Carruthers recommends the dark blue suits.
All right, fine.
And make up in Alex's old office around 830 or when you're ready for it, sir.
Yeah, okay.
All right, thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On March 29, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:35 pm and 6:36 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-085 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 044-085

Date: March 29, 1973
Time: 6:35 pm-6:36 pm

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

Location: White House Telephone

Stephen B. Bull talked with the President.

[See also Conversation No. 426-24A]

       President's suit
             -William H. Carruthers's recommendation

       Makeup

Also recorded on March 29, 1973

  • 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.
  • 044-084 6:30 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:30 pm and 6:31 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 044-085, 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/044-085 (accessed October 1, 2026).