Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-143
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Stephen B. Bull
Wednesday, December 20, 1972 · 12:48 PM–12:49 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
A 12-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.
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NARA Description
On December 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:48 pm and 12:49 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-143 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 34-143
Date: December 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:48 pm and 12:49 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 392-9C]
Request for a call to Stephen B. BullTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on December 20, 1972
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- 034-140 12:32 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 12:32 pm to 12:33 pm.
- 392-007 12:32 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:32 pm.
- 392-008 12:32 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:32 pm to 12:33 pm.
- 034-141 12:33 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 12:47 pm.
- 392-009 12:33 PM · 60 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:33 pm to 1:30 pm.
- 034-142 12:47 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:47 pm to 12:48 pm.
- 034-144 12:49 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 12:49 pm to 12:50 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 034-143, December 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 647841890). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-143 (accessed November 13, 2026).