Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-101

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

Thursday, May 20, 1971 · 7:53 PM–7:59 PM ET · White House Telephone · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation003-101 on Tape 3 (tape position 01:58:21–01:58:29)StartThursday, May 20, 1971 at 7:53 PMEndThursday, May 20, 1971 at 7:59 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-101 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon requested that the White House operator connect him to his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull. The brief communication served solely to initiate a telephone transfer between the two parties. No further substantive discussion or policy matters were addressed during this exchange.

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Steve Bow, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On May 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:53 pm and 7:59 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-101 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 003-101

Date: May 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:53 pm and 7:59 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator; noise can be heard in the background.

     Call to Stephen B. Bull

Also recorded on May 20, 1971

  • 003-095 3:57 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:57 pm and 7:46 pm.
  • 502-021 3:58 PM · 19 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:58 pm and 9:43 pm.
  • 003-096 7:46 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:46 pm.
  • 003-097 7:46 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Herbert G. Klein talked on the telephone from 7:46 pm to 7:50 pm.
  • 003-098 7:50 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:50 pm and 7:52 pm.
  • 003-099 7:52 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:52 pm.
  • 003-100 7:53 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:53 pm.
  • 003-102 7:59 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 7:59 pm to 8:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 003-101, May 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-101 (accessed October 12, 2026).