Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-174

Nixon phone call with Bull on White House staff and Personal affairs

Wednesday, May 9, 1973 · 4:14 PM–4:15 PM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation045-174 on Tape 45StartWednesday, May 9, 1973 at 4:14 PMEndWednesday, May 9, 1973 at 4:15 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-174 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate a haircut appointment. The two men agreed to schedule the White House barber for 5:00 pm that afternoon. This brief exchange served solely to finalize the President's personal grooming arrangements for the day.

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Yeah, Mr. Paul?

Yes, sir.

What about the barber?

Could we get him, say, around 5 o'clock, please?

All right, sir, fine.

5 o'clock today.

NARA Description

On May 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 4:14 pm to 4:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-174 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-174

Date: May 9, 1973
Time: 4:14 pm - 4:15 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See also Conversation No. 432-40]

     President’s schedule
           -Barber
                                            -111-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on May 9, 1973

432-038 4:05 PM · 5 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 4:05 pm and 4:10 pm.
045-173 4:10 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:15 pm.
432-039 4:10 PM · 8 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 4:10 pm and 4:14 pm.
432-040 4:14 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:14 pm to 4:15 pm.
432-041 4:15 PM · 18 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 4:15 pm and 6:03 pm.
432-042 4:15 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas Hart met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:15 pm and 6:03 pm.
434-001 5:00 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:00 pm to 5:05 pm.
045-175 5:05 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:05 pm and 6:03 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 045-174, May 9, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-174 (accessed October 5, 2026).