Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 21 › Conversation 021-025

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

Wednesday, March 8, 1972 · 9:00 AM–9:59 AM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation021-025 on Tape 21 (tape position 01:09:05–01:09:12)StartWednesday, March 8, 1972 at 9:00 AMEndWednesday, March 8, 1972 at 9:59 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 021-025 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Stephen B. Bull. The brief communication served exclusively as an administrative request to reach the President's personal aide. No further policy or strategic matters were discussed during this interaction.

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Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On March 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:59 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-025 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 21-25

Date: March 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:00 am and 9:59 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Stephen B. Bull

Also recorded on March 8, 1972

  • 021-026 9:00 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:59 am.
  • 021-027 9:59 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard ("Red") Skelton talked on the telephone from 9:59 am to 10:00 am.
  • 021-028 10:00 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 12:31 pm.
  • 021-020 10:25 AM · 28 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Henry A. Kissinger, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:25 am and 11:49 am.
  • 021-021 10:25 AM · 7 min — the White House operator and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:25 am and 11:49 am.
  • 021-022 11:50 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:50 am and 4:40 pm.
  • 321-018 12:29 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:29 pm to 12:45 pm.
  • 021-029 12:31 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 12:31 pm to 12:34 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 021-025, March 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/021-025 (accessed October 2, 2026).