Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 35 › Conversation 035-059
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Stephen B. Bull
Tuesday, January 2, 1973 · 2:51 PM–3:03 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Stephen B. Bull. The brief communication functioned solely as an administrative request to reach specific staff personnel. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occurred during this exchange.
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NARA Description
On January 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 3:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-059 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 35-59
Date: January 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:51 pm and 3:03 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 393-1A]
Request for a call to Stephen B. Bull
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on January 2, 1973
- 035-057 2:43 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:43 pm.
- 393-001 2:45 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Stephen B. Bull, and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 3:33 pm.
- 035-058 2:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone from 2:49 pm to 2:51 pm.
- 035-060 3:03 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:03 pm to 3:05 pm.
- 035-061 3:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 3:10 pm.
- 035-062 3:10 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:10 pm to 3:11 pm.
- 035-063 3:11 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:11 pm and 3:12 pm.
- 035-064 3:12 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:12 pm to 3:13 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 035-059, 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/035-059 (accessed October 2, 2026).