Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 28 › Conversation 028-054

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

Thursday, August 3, 1972 · 11:49 AM–12:10 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation028-054 on Tape 28StartThursday, August 3, 1972 at 11:49 AMEndThursday, August 3, 1972 at 12:10 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 028-054 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon requested that the White House operator place a call to his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull. This brief administrative communication served to facilitate direct access to a member of the President's inner staff. No further policy or substantive matters were discussed during this connection.

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NARA Description

On August 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:49 am and 12:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 028-054 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 28-54

Date: August 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:49 am and 12:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 353-4]

     Request for a call to Stephen B. Bull

Also recorded on August 3, 1972

  • 028-050 11:33 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:33 am.
  • 028-051 11:33 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:33 am and 11:37 am.
  • 760-015 11:38 AM · 51 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:38 am and 11:41 am.
  • 028-053 11:43 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:43 am to 11:49 am.
  • 353-001 11:43 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:43 am and 11:49 am.
  • 353-002 11:49 AM · 8 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 11:49 am and 12:10 pm.
  • 353-003 11:49 AM · 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 11:49 am and 12:10 pm.
  • 353-004 11:49 AM · 8 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 11:49 am and 12:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 028-054, August 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/028-054 (accessed October 1, 2026).