Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 405 › Conversation 405-005

Nixon & Bull on Haldeman contact

Thursday, January 25, 1973 · 8:38 AM–8:39 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 41 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation405-005 on Tape 405StartThursday, January 25, 1973 at 8:38 AMEndThursday, January 25, 1973 at 8:39 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 405-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon inquired with Stephen B. Bull about reaching H.R. Haldeman, specifically asking if Bull had been successful in contacting him and confirming a potential meeting time of 9:45 am. The brief exchange focused on coordinating schedules and ensuring communication with Haldeman.

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NARA Description

On January 25, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:38 am to 8:39 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 405-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 405-5

Date: January 25, 1973
Time: 8:38 am - 8:39 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 36-111]

Transcript (AI-generated)

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NixonYeah. You get a hold of Haldeman?
Bull[unintelligible]
NixonYou think at 9:45?
Bull9:45. Okay. All right sir, 9:45.

Also recorded on January 25, 1973

  • 036-110 7:54 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:54 am and 8:38 am.
  • 405-001 7:54 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:54 am and 8:38 am.
  • 405-002 7:54 AM · 11 min — 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 7:54 am and 8:38 am.
  • 036-111 8:38 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 8:38 am to 8:39 am.
  • 405-006 8:39 AM · 17 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 8:39 am and 9:01 am.
  • 405-007 9:01 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:01 am to 9:03 am.
  • 405-008 9:01 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:01 am and 9:03 am.
  • 405-009 9:05 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:05 am to 9:34 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 405-005, January 25, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/405-005 (accessed November 2, 2026).