Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 21 › Conversation 021-104
Nixon phone call with Bull on Communication management and John D. Ehrlichman
Friday, March 17, 1972 · 5:29 PM–5:30 PM ET · White House Telephone
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief telephone call to his aide Stephen B. Bull in order to facilitate a connection to John D. Ehrlichman. The communication was cut short after a nine-second segment involving personal or sensitive material was withdrawn. No substantive policy matters were recorded before the call terminated.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On March 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 5:29 pm to 5:30 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-104 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 21-104
Date: March 17, 1972
Time: 5:29 pm - 5:30 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.
[See Conversation No. 324-2A]
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 9s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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The President’s call to John D. Ehrlichman
The conversation was cut off at 5:30 pm.Also recorded on March 17, 1972
- 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.
- 021-105 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.
- 324-004 5:32 PM · 9 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 5:32 pm and 5:36 pm.
- 021-106 5:36 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 5:36 pm to 5:40 pm.
- 324-005 5:36 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:36 pm to 5:40 pm.
- 324-006 5:40 PM · 25 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 5:40 pm and 5:47 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 021-104, 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/021-104 (accessed October 3, 2026).