Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-071
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Stephen B. Bull
Tuesday, April 25, 1972 · 2:25 PM–4:23 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Stephen B. Bull. This brief administrative exchange served as a request to connect the President with a member of his staff. No further discussion or policy matters were addressed during this short communication.
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NARA Description
On April 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:25 pm and 4:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-071 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 23-71
Date: April 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:25 and 4:23 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Stephen B. BullAlso recorded on April 25, 1972
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- 332-048 1:55 PM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, Manolo Sanchez, Clark MacGregor, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:55 pm to 2:25 pm.
- 023-068 1:59 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 1:59 pm to 2:01 pm.
- 023-069 2:01 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:01 pm and 2:15 pm.
- 023-070 2:13 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 2:13 pm to 2:15 pm.
- 332-049 2:25 PM · 40 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 2:25 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 334-001 2:25 PM · 13 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 2:25 pm and 3:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 023-071, April 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-071 (accessed October 9, 2026).