Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 35 › Conversation 035-014

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

Wednesday, December 27, 1972 · 7:43 PM–7:52 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation035-014 on Tape 35StartWednesday, December 27, 1972 at 7:43 PMEndWednesday, December 27, 1972 at 7:52 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 035-014 ↗

President Nixon initiated a brief administrative call to the White House operator to request a connection to his aide, Stephen B. Bull. This exchange served solely as an operational step to facilitate further communication with his staff. No substantive policy discussions or decisions were addressed during this short request.

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Yes, please.
Steve Ball, please.
Yes, sir.

On December 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:43 pm and 7:52 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-014 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 35-14

Date: December 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:43 pm and 7:52 pm
Location: White House Telephone
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 35-14 (cont’d)

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for call to Stephen B. Bull
  • 035-012 7:15 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:15 pm and 7:41 pm.
  • 035-013 7:41 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 7:41 pm to 7:43 pm.
  • 035-015 7:52 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 7:52 pm to 7:53 pm.
  • 035-016 7:53 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:53 pm and 8:14 pm.
  • 035-017 8:14 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:14 pm to 8:33 pm.
  • 035-018 8:33 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:33 pm and 8:39 pm.
  • 035-019 8:39 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:39 pm to 8:45 pm.
  • 035-020 8:45 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:45 pm and 8:49 pm.

Conversation 035-014, December 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/035-014 (accessed October 11, 2026).