Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 35 › Conversation 035-087

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

Thursday, January 4, 1973 · 5:15 PM–5:16 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation035-087 on Tape 35StartThursday, January 4, 1973 at 5:15 PMEndThursday, January 4, 1973 at 5:16 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 035-087 ↗

A 12-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On January 4, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-087 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 35-87

Date: January 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:15 pm and 5:16 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       [See Conversation No. 393-13]

       Request for a call to Stephen B. Bull

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Also recorded on January 4, 1973

  • 035-086 2:54 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 2:54 pm to 2:55 pm.
  • 393-010 2:54 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:54 pm to 2:55 pm.
  • 393-011 3:02 PM · 2 hr 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:02 pm and 5:15 pm.
  • 393-012 5:15 PM · 46 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 5:15 pm and 5:16 pm.
  • 393-013 5:15 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:16 pm.
  • 393-014 5:16 PM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger, and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:16 pm to 5:50 pm.
  • 035-088 5:17 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 5:17 pm to 5:18 pm.
  • 035-089 5:52 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:52 pm and 8:13 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 035-087, January 4, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/035-087 (accessed November 2, 2026).