Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 725 › Conversation 725-012

Nixon & Bull on Alexander M. Haig Jr. and Oval Office

Tuesday, May 16, 1972 · 9:47 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Bull, Stephen B.Conversation725-012 on Tape 725 (tape position 01:50:44–01:52:06)StartTuesday, May 16, 1972 at 9:47 AMEndTuesday, May 16, 1972 at 9:47 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 725-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to facilitate a meeting with General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. Shortly after the operator placed the call, Stephen B. Bull joined the President in the Oval Office. The brief exchange primarily functioned to coordinate logistics for Haig's arrival.

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1:50:27Oh, I just told her that I hate her.
1:51:48Oh, I wanted you to tell me about your son, Westlaw.
1:51:53Well, he called me.
1:51:54You may have mentioned before, but I didn't get to see Ben.
1:51:59Yes, sir.
1:51:59He called me.
1:52:00His neighbor was telling me this, which is a very interesting thing, about the Albany issue.
1:52:04He was a C at the time, and he said, boy, this is a good thing, though, because they were shut down.
1:52:09So he said, I don't know.
1:52:10He thought that they were an issue.

NARA Description

On May 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:47 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 725-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 725-12

Date: May 16, 1972

Time: 9:47 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

       [See Conversation No. 24-141]

       [End of telephone conversation]

Stephen B. Bull entered at 9:47 am.

       President's conversation with the White House operator
           -Call to Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
                      -Meeting with President

Bull left.

Also recorded on May 16, 1972

  • 024-141 9:47 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:47 am.
  • 725-013 9:48 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:48 am to 9:50 am.
  • 024-142 9:50 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:56 am.
  • 725-014 9:50 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:52 am.
  • 725-015 9:50 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:56 am.
  • 725-016 9:50 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:57 am.
  • 024-143 9:56 AM · 25 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 9:56 am to 9:57 am.
  • 024-144 9:57 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 9:57 am to 9:59 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 725-012, May 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/725-012 (accessed October 9, 2026).