Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 32 › Conversation 032-039

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

Wednesday, October 25, 1972 · 2:53 PM–3:03 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation032-039 on Tape 32StartWednesday, October 25, 1972 at 2:53 PMEndWednesday, October 25, 1972 at 3:03 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 032-039 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a communication request. He specifically directed the operator to place a call to his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull. No further substantive matters were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Can you give me a ball, please?
Can I kiss her?

NARA Description

On October 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 3:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-039 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 032-039

Date: October 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:53 pm and 3:03 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 372-33]

Request for a call to Stephen B. Bull.

Also recorded on October 25, 1972

  • 372-031 2:50 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:50 pm to 2:53 pm.
  • 372-032 2:53 PM · 8 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 2:53 pm and 3:03 pm.
  • 372-033 2:53 PM · 9 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 2:53 pm and 3:03 pm.
  • 032-040 3:03 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:03 pm to 3:04 pm.
  • 372-034 3:03 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:03 pm to 3:04 pm.
  • 032-041 3:04 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 3:05 pm.
  • 372-035 3:04 PM · 10 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 3:04 pm and 3:05 pm.
  • 032-042 3:05 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:05 pm to 3:06 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 032-039, October 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/032-039 (accessed October 12, 2026).