Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-179
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Stephen B. Bull
Friday, May 28, 1971 · 3:00 PM–3:10 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call through the White House operator to contact Stephen B. Bull. The primary purpose of this interaction is to establish a connection with his aide for further communication. No substantive policy matters were discussed, as the exchange was limited to the coordination of this administrative request.
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NARA Description
On May 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-179 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 003-179
Date: May 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:00 pm and 3:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 254-004A]
Call to Stephen B. BullAlso recorded on May 28, 1971
- 254-001 1:18 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 254-002 1:18 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 254-003 1:18 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 003-177 2:39 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:39 pm.
- 003-178 2:50 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 2:50 pm to 3:07 pm.
- 254-004 3:00 PM · 1 hr 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, Stephen B. Bull, Peter G. Peterson, White House photographer, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:00 pm to 5:01 pm.
- 003-180 3:10 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:10 pm to 3:11 pm.
- 003-181 3:48 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:48 pm and 4:51 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 003-179, May 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-179 (accessed September 19, 2026).