Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 233 › Conversation 233-008

Nixon phone call with Bull on H. R. Haldeman and White House administration

Wednesday, December 6, 1972 · 12:56 PM–1:07 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation233-008 on Tape 233StartWednesday, December 6, 1972 at 12:56 PMEndWednesday, December 6, 1972 at 1:07 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 233-008 ↗

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, at the Aspen Lodge study to review and coordinate the President's upcoming daily schedule. The primary focus of the brief discussion was the logistics regarding a pending meeting with H. R. Haldeman. No further substantive policy issues were addressed during this administrative check-in.

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On December 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:07 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 233-008 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 233-008

Date: December 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:56 pm and 1:07 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

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

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       The President’s schedule
            -Meeting with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
  • 233-009 12:56 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:07 pm.
  • 233-010 1:07 PM · 2 hr 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:07 pm to 3:18 pm.
  • 157-005 3:18 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:18 pm and 3:25 pm.
  • 157-006 3:18 PM · 16 sec — Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:18 pm and 3:25 pm.
  • 233-011 3:18 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:18 pm and 3:25 pm.
  • 233-012 3:18 PM · 12 sec — Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:18 pm and 3:25 pm.
  • 157-007 3:25 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:25 pm to 3:31 pm.
  • 233-013 3:25 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:25 pm to 3:31 pm.

Conversation 233-008, December 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/233-008 (accessed October 10, 2026).