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Nixon & Bull on Presidential appointments and Document review

Wednesday, June 28, 1972 · 10:43 AM–10:44 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation346-003 on Tape 346 (tape position 00:05:19–00:06:44)StartWednesday, June 28, 1972 at 10:43 AMEndWednesday, June 28, 1972 at 10:44 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 346-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull coordinate the scheduling of a meeting with an unidentified individual, agreeing to set the time for approximately 2:00 or 2:30 p.m. During the discussion, Nixon also requests access to an original press book to review its background contents. This brief exchange serves primarily as an administrative check-in to manage the President's afternoon appointments and document retrieval needs.

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5:19Just a barber's day, or not.
5:20Probably didn't make any difference.
5:24He's next door.
5:25Yeah.
5:27Yeah.
5:28Yeah.
5:29Uh... Oh, sometime around 2 o'clock.
5:34Yeah, he's at lunch.
5:35No hurry.
5:38Two o'clock is fine, 2.30, whatever you like.
5:40Fine.
5:40And have the, have you had it sent over the, he sent over his press book, but I want to see the original book that was sent over, and see if I can read it from the background.

NARA Description

On June 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:43 am to 10:44 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 346-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 346-3

Date: June 28, 1972
Time: 10:43-10:44 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 26-26]

Also recorded on June 28, 1972

  • 346-001 10:38 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:38 am to 10:40 am.
  • 026-025 10:40 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 10:43 am.
  • 346-002 10:40 AM · 11 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 10:40 am and 10:43 am.
  • 026-026 10:43 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 10:43 am to 10:44 am.
  • 346-004 10:44 AM · 2 min — 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 10:44 am and 11:16 am.
  • 346-005 10:44 AM · 1 min — 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 10:44 am and 11:16 am.
  • 346-006 10:44 AM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:44 am and 11:16 am.
  • 346-007 10:44 AM · 31 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 10:44 am and 11:16 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 346-003, June 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/346-003 (accessed September 30, 2026).