Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-119

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

Thursday, March 15, 1973 · 1:18 PM–2:48 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation037-119 on Tape 37StartThursday, March 15, 1973 at 1:18 PMEndThursday, March 15, 1973 at 2:48 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-119 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication. The primary purpose of the brief exchange was to request a telephone connection with Stephen B. Bull. No further policy or substantive matters were discussed during this request.

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Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On March 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 2:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-119 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 37-119

Date: March 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:18 pm and 2:48 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 416-39]

       Request for a call to Stephen B. Bull

Also recorded on March 15, 1973

  • 880-009 12:35 PM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:35 pm to 1:02 pm.
  • 880-010 1:02 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:02 pm and 1:04 pm.
  • 880-011 1:04 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:16 pm.
  • 416-036 1:18 PM · 34 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 1:18 pm and 2:48 pm.
  • 416-037 1:18 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 2:48 pm.
  • 416-038 1:18 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 2:48 pm.
  • 416-039 1:18 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 1:18 pm and 2:48 pm.
  • 416-040 1:18 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 2:48 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 037-119, March 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-119 (accessed October 1, 2026).