Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-008

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Stephen B. Bull

Saturday, November 4, 1972 · 9:00 AM–9:06 AM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation033-008 on Tape 33StartSaturday, November 4, 1972 at 9:00 AMEndSaturday, November 4, 1972 at 9:06 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 033-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his aide, Stephen B. Bull. The brief exchange served as an administrative request to initiate communication with a staff member. No policy matters or significant strategic decisions were addressed during this interaction.

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I beg your pardon?
Mr. Ball?
Sure.

NARA Description

On November 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:06 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 33-8
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                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

                                                           Conversation No. 33-114 (cont’d)

Date: November 4, 1972
Time: Between 9:00 am and 9:06 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 389-6]

       Request for a call to Stephen B. Bull

Also recorded on November 4, 1972

  • 033-005 8:45 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at 8:45 am.
  • 033-006 8:45 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 8:52 am.
  • 033-007 8:52 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 8:52 am to 9:00 am.
  • 389-005 8:52 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:52 am to 9:00 am.
  • 389-006 9:00 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:06 am.
  • 033-009 9:06 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:06 am and 9:07 am.
  • 389-007 9:06 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:06 am to 9:07 am.
  • 389-008 9:10 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:10 am to 9:12 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 033-008, November 4, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/033-008 (accessed October 4, 2026).