Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 36 › Conversation 036-066

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

Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 9:14 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation036-066 on Tape 36StartTuesday, January 23, 1973 at 9:14 PMEndTuesday, January 23, 1973 at 9:14 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 036-066 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417194575 ↗

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On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:14 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-066 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 36-66

Date: January 23, 1973
Time: 9:14 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a telephone call to Stephen B. Bull

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Yes, sir.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 036-066, January 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417194575). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-066 (accessed November 2, 2026).