Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-147
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Stephen B. Bull
Tuesday, December 5, 1972 · 1:09 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his aide, Stephen B. Bull. This routine administrative interaction served the purpose of initiating a direct communication line between the President and a member of his staff. No further substantive policy matters were addressed during this brief request.
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NARA Description
On December 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-147 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 34-147
Date: December 5, 1972
Time: 1:09 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 387-8]
Request for a call to Stephen B. Bull
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on December 5, 1972
- 818-007 12:37 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:42 pm.
- 818-008 12:37 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:42 pm.
- 034-022 1:09 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:09 pm to 1:10 pm.
- 387-008 1:09 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 1:09 pm.
- 387-009 1:09 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:09 pm to 1:10 pm.
- 387-010 1:10 PM · 23 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 1:10 pm and 2:00 pm.
- 387-011 1:10 PM · 28 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 1:10 pm and 2:00 pm.
- 387-012 1:10 PM · 13 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 1:10 pm and 2:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 034-147, December 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-147 (accessed September 28, 2026).