Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 1 › Conversation 001-125
Nixon phone call with Bull on William M. Lukash
Saturday, April 17, 1971 · 11:02 AM–11:24 AM ET · White House Telephone · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate his upcoming daily schedule. Following this internal consultation, the President utilized the White House operator to place an outgoing call to his personal physician, Dr. William M. Lukash. This exchange reflects the administrative management of the President's personal and official appointments.
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NARA Description
On April 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:02 am and 11:24 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-125 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 1-125
Date: April 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:02 am and 11:24 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President conferred with Stephen B. Bull.
President's schedule
The President talked with the White House operator at 11:24 am.
[See Conversation No. 481-6A]
Call to Dr. William M. LukashAlso recorded on April 17, 1971
- 053-002 9:34 AM · 1 hr 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter G. Peterson, George P. Shultz, John B. Connally, Maurice H. Stans, David M. Kennedy, Henry A. Kissinger, Peter M. Flanigan, and U. Alexis Johnson met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:34 am and 10:45 am.
- 481-009 9:34 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:34 am to 3:30 pm.
- 001-123 10:45 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, J. Edgar Hoover, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:45 am to 10:52 am.
- 481-005 10:46 AM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, J. Edgar Hoover, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:46 am and 11:24 am.
- 001-124 10:52 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 am and 11:02 am.
- 481-006 11:24 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, William M. Lukash, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:24 am to 11:49 am.
- 001-126 11:25 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and William M. Lukash talked on the telephone at 11:25 am.
- 481-008 11:49 AM · 57 sec — Stephen B. Bull and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:49 am and 1:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 001-125, April 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/001-125 (accessed September 19, 2026).