Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-008

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

Thursday, May 24, 1973 · 4:52 PM–5:05 PM ET · White House Telephone · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation039-008 on Tape 39StartThursday, May 24, 1973 at 4:52 PMEndThursday, May 24, 1973 at 5:05 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 039-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull. This brief administrative exchange served solely to initiate the internal communication process between the President and his staff member. No further policy or political discussions occurred during this brief interaction.

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NARA Description

On May 24, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:52 pm and 5:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 39-8

Date: May 24, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:52 pm and 5:05 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for telephone call to Stephen B. Bull

Also recorded on May 24, 1973

  • 039-007 4:52 PM · 21 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 4:52 pm.
  • 440-043 4:52 PM · 19 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:52 pm.
  • 440-044 4:52 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:52 pm and 5:05 pm.
  • 440-045 4:52 PM · 22 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 4:52 pm and 5:05 pm.
  • 440-046 4:52 PM · 37 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 4:52 pm and 5:05 pm.
  • 039-009 5:05 PM · 2 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 5:05 pm to 5:08 pm.
  • 440-047 5:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:05 pm to 5:08 pm.
  • 039-010 5:09 PM · 33 sec — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 5:09 pm to 5:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 039-008, May 24, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-008 (accessed October 12, 2026).