Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 26 › Conversation 026-025

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Stephen Bull

Wednesday, June 28, 1972 · 10:40 AM–10:43 AM ET · White House Telephone

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation026-025 on Tape 26 (tape position 01:19:11–01:19:16)StartWednesday, June 28, 1972 at 10:40 AMEndWednesday, June 28, 1972 at 10:43 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 026-025 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication. The primary purpose of this brief exchange was to request an outgoing call to Stephen Bull, a key aide. This interaction served as a logistical step in managing the President's internal scheduling and administrative correspondence.

Audio

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NARA Description

On June 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 10:43 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-025 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 26-25

Date: June 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:40 and 10:43 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 346-2]

     Request for a call to Stephen Bull

Also recorded on June 28, 1972

  • 346-001 10:38 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:38 am to 10:40 am.
  • 346-002 10:40 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 10:40 am and 10:43 am.
  • 026-026 10:43 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 10:43 am to 10:44 am.
  • 346-003 10:43 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:43 am to 10:44 am.
  • 346-004 10:44 AM · 2 min — 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 10:44 am and 11:16 am.
  • 346-005 10:44 AM · 1 min — 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 10:44 am and 11:16 am.
  • 346-006 10:44 AM · 47 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 10:44 am and 11:16 am.
  • 346-007 10:44 AM · 31 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 10:44 am and 11:16 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 026-025, June 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/026-025 (accessed September 30, 2026).