Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 14 › Conversation 014-004
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Stephen B. Bull
Tuesday, November 9, 1971 · 11:58 AM–1:49 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to request a telephone connection with his aide, Stephen B. Bull. This brief administrative exchange served solely as a logistical bridge to facilitate communication between the President and his staff. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occurred during the interaction.
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NARA Description
On November 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:58 am and 1:49 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 14-4
Date: November 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:58 am and 1:49 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 300-29]
Request for a call to Stephen B. BullAlso recorded on November 9, 1971
- 300-024 11:05 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:05 am to 11:07 am.
- 014-002 11:07 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 11:57 am.
- 300-025 11:07 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 11:07 am and 11:57 am.
- 014-003 11:57 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 11:57 am to 11:58 am.
- 300-026 11:57 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:57 am to 11:58 am.
- 300-027 11:58 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:58 am and 1:15 pm.
- 300-028 11:58 AM · 36 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 11:58 am and 1:15 pm.
- 300-029 11:58 AM · 3 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 11:58 am and 1:49 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 014-004, November 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/014-004 (accessed September 30, 2026).