Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 27 › Conversation 027-076

Bull phone call on White House Tapes and Technical testing

Wednesday, July 26, 1972 · 11:39 AM–11:52 AM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec

ParticipantsBull, Stephen B.; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation027-076 on Tape 27StartWednesday, July 26, 1972 at 11:39 AMEndWednesday, July 26, 1972 at 11:52 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 027-076 ↗

AI Summary

Stephen B. Bull engaged in a brief telephone exchange with an unidentified individual to verify the technical functionality of the White House recording system. The participants performed a standard audio test, confirming connectivity through a sequential count. No substantive policy matters or political topics were addressed during this calibration exercise.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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I'll give you a test count.
Are you reading me?
1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

NARA Description

On July 26, 1972, Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:52 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 027-076 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 27-76

Date: July 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:39 am and 11:52 am
Location: White House Telephone

Stephen B. Bull talked with an unknown man.

      Telephone test

Also recorded on July 26, 1972

  • 027-074 11:39 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:39 am.
  • 027-075 11:39 AM · 11 sec — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:52 am.
  • 027-077 11:39 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:52 am.
  • 754-002 11:39 AM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and William H. Carruthers met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:52 am.
  • 754-003 11:39 AM · 2 min — Stephen B. Bull, William H. Carruthers, President Richard M. Nixon, and Golda Meir met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 12:05 pm.
  • 027-078 11:52 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Golda Meir talked on the telephone from 11:52 am to 11:55 am.
  • 754-004 11:55 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 12:05 pm.
  • 754-005 11:55 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 12:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 027-076, July 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/027-076 (accessed October 22, 2026).