Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 32 › Conversation 032-165
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Stephen B. Bull
Friday, November 3, 1972 · 9:42 AM–9:44 AM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to request a telephone connection with his aide, Stephen B. Bull. This brief exchange served as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication with a member of his staff. No further substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief interaction.
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NARA Description
On November 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:42 am and 9:44 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-165 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 032-165
Date: November 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:42 am and 9:44 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 391-27]
Request for a call to Stephen B. Bull.Also recorded on November 3, 1972
- 032-164 9:38 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Mark O. Hatfield, and Mrs. Mark O. Hatfield talked on the telephone from 9:38 am to 9:42 am.
- 391-026 9:38 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Mark O. Hatfield, and Mrs. Mark O. Hatfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:38 am to 9:42 am.
- 391-027 9:42 AM · 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 9:42 am and 9:44 am.
- 032-166 9:44 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 9:44 am to 9:45 am.
- 391-028 9:44 AM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:44 am to 9:45 am.
- 032-167 9:45 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:45 am.
- 391-029 9:45 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:45 am.
- 391-031 9:45 AM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Jack R. Miller, and William L. Scott met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 10:13 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 032-165, November 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/032-165 (accessed September 28, 2026).