President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication. The primary purpose of this brief exchange was to request a telephone connection with his aide, Stephen B. Bull. No further administrative or policy discussions occurred during this brief request.
On January 4, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-087 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 35-87
Date: January 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:15 pm and 5:16 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 393-13]
Request for a call to Stephen B. BullNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.