Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 36 › Conversation 036-133

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

Tuesday, January 30, 1973 · 9:18 PM–9:26 PM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation036-133 on Tape 36StartTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 9:18 PMEndTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 9:26 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 036-133 ↗

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an immediate telephone connection with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull. The brief interaction served as a logistical step to reach a member of the president's inner staff. No further substantive policy matters were addressed during this specific operator-assisted call.

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On January 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:18 pm and 9:26 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-133 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 36-133

Date: January 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:18 pm and 9:26 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 406-43]

       Request for a telephone call to Stephen B. Bull
  • 036-130 9:10 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Coy H. Stennis talked on the telephone from 9:10 pm to 9:15 pm.
  • 406-040 9:10 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Mrs. John C. Stennis met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:10 pm to 9:15 pm.
  • 036-131 9:15 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:15 pm and 9:17 pm.
  • 406-041 9:15 PM · 10 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 9:15 pm and 9:17 pm.
  • 036-132 9:17 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 9:17 pm to 9:18 pm.
  • 406-042 9:17 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:17 pm to 9:18 pm.
  • 406-043 9:18 PM · 15 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 9:18 pm and 9:26 pm.
  • 036-134 9:26 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 9:26 pm to 9:28 pm.

Conversation 036-133, January 31, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-133 (accessed October 7, 2026).