Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 9 › Conversation 009-034
Bull phone call on George P. Shultz and Executive Office Building
Thursday, September 16, 1971 · 9:20 AM–10:33 AM ET · White House Telephone · 56 sec
AI Summary
Stephen B. Bull attempted to facilitate a direct telephone call between President Nixon and George P. Shultz. After contacting Shultz’s office, Bull learned that Shultz had recently departed for the Executive Office Building to meet with the President in person. The attempt to intercept Shultz was unsuccessful as he was already en route.
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NARA Description
On September 16, 1971, Stephen B. Bull, the White House operator, and unknown person(s) [George P. Shultz's secretary] talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 10:33 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-034 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 9-34
Date: September 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:20 am and 10:33 am
Location: White House Telephone
Stephen B. Bull talked with the White House operator.
Request for call to George P. Shultz’s office
Bull talked with Shultz's secretary [?]
Shultz's location
-En route to Executive Office Building [EOB]
-Time of departureAlso recorded on September 16, 1971
- 009-035 9:20 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 10:33 am.
- 278-040 9:20 AM · 8 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 9:20 am and 10:33 am.
- 278-041 9:20 AM · 23 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 9:20 am and 10:33 am.
- 278-042 9:20 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 10:33 am.
- 278-043 9:20 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 10:33 am.
- 278-044 9:20 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 10:33 am.
- 278-045 9:20 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 10:33 am.
- 278-046 9:20 AM · 7 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 9:20 am and 10:33 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 009-034, September 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/009-034 (accessed October 12, 2026).