Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 676 › Conversation 676-005

Nixon & Bull on White House barber and Carlton Hotel

Wednesday, March 1, 1972 · 8:33 AM–8:40 AM ET · Oval Office ·22 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation676-005 onTape 676 (tape position 00:20:02–00:21:43)StartWednesday, March 1, 1972 at 8:33 AMEndWednesday, March 1, 1972 at 8:40 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 676-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate his daily schedule. The discussion primarily concerned the logistics of arranging a haircut appointment, with a focus on potentially scheduling the White House barber at the Carlton Hotel. No broader policy or administrative actions were taken during this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On March 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:33 am and 8:40 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 676-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 676-5

Date: March 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:33 am and 8:40 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President’s schedule
          -Possible appointment with the White House barber
               -The Carlton Hotel [?]

Bull left at an unknown time before 8: 40 am.

Also recorded on March 1, 1972

  • 020-134 8:12 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:12 am and 8:50 am.
  • 676-003 8:32 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:32 am to 8:33 am.
  • 676-004 8:33 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:33 am and 8:40 am.
  • 676-006 8:40 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:40 am to 8:43 am.
  • 676-007 8:43 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 8:50 am.
  • 676-008 8:43 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 8:50 am.
  • 020-135 8:50 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:50 am to 9:08 am.
  • 676-009 8:50 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:50 am to 9:08 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 676-005, March 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/676-005 (accessed September 18, 2026).