Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 21 › Conversation 021-103

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

Friday, March 17, 1972 · 4:34 PM–5:29 PM ET · White House Telephone

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation021-103 on Tape 21 (tape position 04:00:51–04:00:59)StartFriday, March 17, 1972 at 4:34 PMEndFriday, March 17, 1972 at 5:29 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 021-103 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with his aide, Stephen B. Bull. This brief exchange served as a logistical request to initiate a phone connection between the President and Bull. No further administrative or political policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On March 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 5:29 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-103 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 21-103

Date: March 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:34 pm and 5:29 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 324-1]

     Request for a call to Stephen B. Bull

Also recorded on March 17, 1972

  • 021-101 4:34 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:34 pm.
  • 021-102 4:34 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:34 pm.
  • 323-034 4:37 PM · 37 sec — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:37 pm and 5:25 pm.
  • 324-001 5:25 PM · 4 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 5:25 pm and 5:29 pm.
  • 324-002 5:25 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 5:32 pm.
  • 021-104 5:29 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 5:29 pm to 5:30 pm.
  • 021-105 5:30 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:36 pm.
  • 324-003 5:32 PM · 5 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 5:32 pm and 5:36 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 021-103, March 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/021-103 (accessed October 3, 2026).