Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-058

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

Monday, June 4, 1973 · 9:12 AM–9:38 AM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation039-058 on Tape 39StartMonday, June 4, 1973 at 9:12 AMEndMonday, June 4, 1973 at 9:38 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 039-058 ↗

An 11-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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On June 4, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:12 am and 9:38 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-058 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 39-58

Date: June 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:12 am and 9:38 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator. The recording includes a portion of the
conversation.

[See also Conversation No. 441-6]

       Request for telephone call to Stephen B. Bull [?]

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Sir.
  • 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.
  • 039-057 9:11 AM · 39 sec — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 9:11 am to 9:12 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.
  • 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.

Conversation 039-058, 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/039-058 (accessed November 15, 2026).