Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 389 › Conversation 389-008
Nixon, Bull & Butterfield on White House protocol and Communication logistics
Saturday, November 4, 1972 · 9:10 AM–9:12 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull and Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate the logistics and protocol for upcoming telephone calls. The discussion focused on establishing the timing and procedural workflow for these calls, specifically clarifying John D. Ehrlichman’s role in the process. Nixon emphasized the requirement for Bull to perform a pre-call check with him to ensure proper preparation before the scheduled outreach.
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NARA Description
On November 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:10 am to 9:12 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 389-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 389-8
Date: November 4, 1972
Time: 9:10 am - 9:12 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Stephen B. Bull and Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President’s schedule
-Forthcoming telephone calls
-Bailey [?] Smith
-Timing
-Procedure
-John D. Ehrlichman’s role
-Bull’s pre-calls check with the President
Bull and Butterfield left at 9:12 am.Also recorded on November 4, 1972
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- 389-005 8:52 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:52 am to 9:00 am.
- 033-008 9:00 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:06 am.
- 389-006 9:00 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 9:00 am and 9:06 am.
- 033-009 9:06 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:06 am and 9:07 am.
- 389-007 9:06 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:06 am to 9:07 am.
- 389-009 9:28 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:28 am to 9:33 am.
- 389-010 9:33 AM · 15 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 9:33 am and 9:55 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 389-008, November 4, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/389-008 (accessed October 10, 2026).