Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 35 › Conversation 035-054

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

Tuesday, January 2, 1973 · 10:16 AM–10:20 AM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation035-054 on Tape 35StartTuesday, January 2, 1973 at 10:16 AMEndTuesday, January 2, 1973 at 10:20 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 035-054 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an immediate telephone connection with his aide, Stephen B. Bull. This brief administrative interaction served solely as a logistical request to initiate a follow-up conversation with a member of the presidential staff. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief exchange.

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Steve Ball, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On January 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:20 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-054 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 35-54

Date: January 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:16 am and 10:20 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to Stephen B. Bull

Also recorded on January 2, 1973

  • 035-052 9:03 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:03 am and 10:15 am.
  • 829-025 9:03 AM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:03 am and 9:28 am.
  • 829-026 9:03 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:03 am and 9:28 am.
  • 829-027 9:03 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:03 am and 9:28 am.
  • 035-053 10:15 AM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 10:15 am to 10:16 am.
  • 035-055 10:20 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 10:20 am to 10:21 am.
  • 035-056 10:21 AM · 57 sec — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, unknown person(s), Rose Mary Woods, Gerald L. Warren, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:21 am and 11:20 am.
  • 829-031 11:28 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Rose Mary Woods, and Marjorie P. Acker met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:28 am to 11:46 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 035-054, January 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/035-054 (accessed October 2, 2026).