Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 39 › Conversation 039-065

Nixon phone call with Bull on White House tapes and Presidential records

Monday, June 4, 1973 · 12:51 PM–12:52 PM ET · White House Telephone ·11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation039-065 onTape 39StartMonday, June 4, 1973 at 12:51 PMEndMonday, June 4, 1973 at 12:52 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 039-065 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon coordinates with Stephen B. Bull to obtain additional White House recordings for his ongoing personal review of the tapes. Bull confirms his readiness to deliver the materials, prompting the President to arrange an immediate follow-up meeting. This exchange reflects the administration's active internal effort to manage and process the recordings during the escalating Watergate investigations.

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Hello?
Yes, sir, Steve.
Ready for another batch.
All right, sir.
I'll be over in one minute.

NARA Description

On June 4, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 12:51 pm to 12:52 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-065 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 39-65

Date: June 4, 1973
Time: 12:51 pm - 12:52 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See also Conversation No. 442-13]

       President’s schedule
              -White House tapes review
                      -Request for additional tapes

Also recorded on June 4, 1973

  • 039-064 12:35 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:35 pm and 12:51 pm.
  • 442-009 12:35 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:35 pm and 12:51 pm.
  • 442-010 12:35 PM · 2 min — 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 12:35 pm and 12:51 pm.
  • 442-013 12:51 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:51 pm to 12:52 pm.
  • 442-014 12:55 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:55 pm to 1:00 pm.
  • 039-066 1:00 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:23 pm.
  • 442-015 1:00 PM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:23 pm.
  • 442-016 1:00 PM · 13 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 1:00 pm and 1:23 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 039-065, 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/039-065 (accessed September 18, 2026).