Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 9 › Conversation 009-079

Nixon phone call with Bull on John N. Mitchell

Saturday, September 18, 1971 · 10:39 AM–10:40 AM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation009-079 on Tape 9 (tape position 02:14:03–02:14:13)StartSaturday, September 18, 1971 at 10:39 AMEndSaturday, September 18, 1971 at 10:40 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 009-079 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417189777 ↗

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NARA Description

On September 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 10:39 am to 10:40 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-079 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 9-79

Date: September 18, 1971
Time: 10:39 am - 10:40 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Meeting with John N. Mitchell
          -Phone call

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Yeah.
Mr. Bull, sir.
Yeah.
Yes, sir.
Just take the Attorney General into my office.
I'll be in in a minute.
I've got to make another call.
All right, sir.
Fine.
Thank you.

Also recorded on September 18, 1971

  • 009-074 10:01 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:01 am.
  • 009-076 10:05 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:05 am.
  • 009-077 10:05 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:05 am.
  • 009-078 10:05 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 10:39 am.
  • 576-005 10:05 AM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:05 am to 10:40 am.
  • 576-006 10:40 AM · 3 hr 22 min — Stephen B. Bull, John N. Mitchell, Henry A. Kissinger, President Richard M. Nixon, Roger H. Zion, Charles E. Wiggins, Howard Russell, Ronald L. Ziegler, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:40 am to 2:05 pm.
  • 009-080 10:51 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Roger H. Zion talked on the telephone from 10:51 am to 10:54 am.
  • 009-081 11:05 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles E. Wiggins talked on the telephone at 11:05 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 009-079, September 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417189777). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/009-079 (accessed November 1, 2026).