Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 35 › Conversation 035-020
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Stephen B. Bull
Wednesday, December 27, 1972 · 8:45 PM–8:49 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull. This brief administrative exchange served solely to initiate the communication link between the two parties. No substantive policy or political matters were discussed during this brief request for assistance.
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NARA Description
On December 27, 1972, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 35-20
Date: December 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:45 pm and 8:49 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 35-20 (cont’d)
Request for a call to Stephen B. BullAlso recorded on December 28, 1972
- 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.
- 035-014 7:43 PM · 9 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 035-021 8:49 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 8:49 pm to 8:52 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 035-020, 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/035-020 (accessed October 11, 2026).