Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-057

Nixon phone call with Bull on Watergate and White House tapes

Monday, June 4, 1973 · 9:11 AM–9:12 AM ET · White House Telephone · 39 sec

ParticipantsWhite House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation039-057 on Tape 39StartMonday, June 4, 1973 at 9:11 AMEndMonday, June 4, 1973 at 9:12 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 039-057 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs Stephen B. Bull to promptly deliver and set up equipment required for the President to review White House tapes related to the Watergate scandal. Nixon expresses urgency, requesting that Bull also provide Ronald L. Ziegler’s activity log to assist in navigating the recordings. This exchange reflects the President’s systematic effort to audit the tapes and manage the information contained within them.

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NARA Description

On June 4, 1973, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 9:11 am to 9:12 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-057 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 39-57

Date: June 4, 1973
Time: 9:11 am - 9:12 am
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

       Incoming telephone call

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See also Conversation No. 441-4]

       Watergate
             -White House tapes
                    -President’s review
             -Ronald L. Ziegler’s log
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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Yeah?
Mr. Bull?
Yes, sir.
Hi, Steve.
Have you got that thing worked out?
Yes, sir.
I've asked for it, and it will probably be in five to ten minutes, and I'll bring it over and set it up.
You can set it up over here, can you?
Yes, sir.
Fine.
Well, you get it right over, because I've got to listen to a lot of crap, and I just want to get over with it as fast as I can.
Yes, sir.
And bring it the same time, Ron Ziegler's log, you know?
A blog of the days that I'm supposed to listen to, you know what I mean?
All right, sir.
28, so far so good.
Okay, thank you.

Also recorded on June 4, 1973

  • 039-055 8:53 AM · 1 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr., White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:53 am and 9:04 am.
  • 441-002 8:53 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:53 am to 9:05 am.
  • 039-056 9:05 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:05 am and 9:11 am.
  • 441-003 9:05 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:05 am and 9:11 am.
  • 441-004 9:11 AM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:11 am to 9:12 am.
  • 039-058 9:12 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:12 am and 9:38 am.
  • 441-005 9:12 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:12 am and 9:38 am.
  • 441-006 9:12 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:12 am and 9:38 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 039-057, June 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/039-057 (accessed November 15, 2026).