Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 694 › Conversation 694-001

Nixon & Bull on H.R. Haldeman and Charles W. Colson

Monday, March 27, 1972 · 3:14 PM–3:16 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation694-001 on Tape 694 (tape position 00:00:41–00:02:03)StartMonday, March 27, 1972 at 3:14 PMEndMonday, March 27, 1972 at 3:16 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 694-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate updates to his daily schedule. The conversation focused on the availability and inclusion of Charles W. Colson and H.R. Haldeman for upcoming meetings. Nixon explicitly instructed Bull to ensure these key advisors were present if their schedules permitted.

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1:00OK, bye.
1:00You're good to have, Scott.
1:02Hold on.
1:03Good.
1:03If he's free, I want him to be free.
1:05Follow me, Censor.
1:06If he's free, join us.
1:07All right.

NARA Description

On March 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:14 pm and 3:16 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 694-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 694-1

Date: March 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:14 pm and 3:16 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Charles W. Colson
          -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Bull left at an unknown time before 3:16 pm.

Also recorded on March 27, 1972

  • 328-008 1:09 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:09 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 694-002 3:16 PM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Charles W. Colson, Manolo Sanchez, Alexander P. Butterfield, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:16 pm to 4:08 pm.
  • 694-003 4:08 PM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rogers C. B. Morton, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., George P. Shultz, Peter M. Flanigan, and John C. Whitaker met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:08 pm to 4:57 pm.
  • 694-004 4:57 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:57 pm and 5:01 pm.
  • 694-005 4:57 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:57 pm and 5:01 pm.
  • 694-006 4:57 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:57 pm and 5:01 pm.
  • 694-007 5:01 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Clark MacGregor, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:01 pm to 5:14 pm.
  • 694-008 5:14 PM · 14 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:14 pm and 5:34 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 694-001, March 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/694-001 (accessed October 15, 2026).