Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 22 › Conversation 022-081

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

Wednesday, April 5, 1972 · 9:56 AM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation022-081 on Tape 22 (tape position 03:16:18–03:16:25)StartWednesday, April 5, 1972 at 9:56 AMEndWednesday, April 5, 1972 at 9:56 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 022-081 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephonic request for the White House operator to connect him with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull. This exchange serves as a routine administrative task to facilitate direct communication with a member of his staff. No further policy or strategic matters were discussed during this short connection.

Audio

Download MP3 · 0.2 MB

Transcript (AI-generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.

Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data

Steve Bull, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On April 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:56 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-081 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 22-81

Date: April 5, 1972
Time: 9:56 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 330-8]

     Request for call to Stephen B. Bull

Also recorded on April 5, 1972

  • 330-008 9:55 AM · 16 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 9:55 am and 9:57 am.
  • 022-082 9:57 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 9:57 am to 9:58 am.
  • 330-009 9:57 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:57 am to 9:58 am.
  • 330-010 9:58 AM · 11 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 9:58 am and 10:00 am.
  • 330-011 9:58 AM · 14 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 9:58 am and 10:00 am.
  • 022-083 9:59 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:59 am.
  • 022-084 10:00 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 10:00 am to 10:05 am.
  • 330-012 10:00 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:00 am to 10:05 am.

All 54 conversations from April 5, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 022-081, April 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/022-081 (accessed October 12, 2026).