Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 815 › Conversation 815-018

Nixon & Bull on H. R. Haldeman and Rose Mary Woods

Friday, November 24, 1972 · 11:44 AM–11:47 AM ET · Oval Office · 23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation815-018 on Tape 815StartFriday, November 24, 1972 at 11:44 AMEndFriday, November 24, 1972 at 11:47 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 815-018 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate logistics for upcoming meetings with H. R. Haldeman and Rose Mary Woods. Nixon instructed Bull to interrupt Haldeman’s current phone call to prioritize the scheduling of these discussions. The conversation centered on managing the President's immediate agenda and ensuring the timely attendance of key staff members.

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Is he breathing or not?
He's on the telephone right now, sir.
Yeah.
Tell him to call back.
Tell him to check his students before he comes in.
I'm not going to check his students.
Of course, he does have something he needs to do.
All right, go ahead.

NARA Description

On November 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:44 am and 11:47 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 815-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 815-18

Date: November 24, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:44 am and 11:47 am.
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 815-19 (cont’d)

       The President’s schedule
            -Meeting with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
                  -Haldeman’s current telephone conversation
                  -Rose Mary Woods
            -Meeting with Woods

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:47 am.

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  • 815-014 10:43 AM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and John A. Volpe met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:43 am to 11:37 am.
  • 815-015 11:38 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:38 am to 11:44 am.
  • 815-016 11:44 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:44 am and 11:47 am.
  • 815-017 11:44 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:44 am and 11:47 am.
  • 815-019 11:47 AM · 1 hr — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:47 am to 12:47 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 815-018, November 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/815-018 (accessed October 12, 2026).