Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-066

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

Monday, June 4, 1973 · 1:00 PM–1:23 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation039-066 on Tape 39StartMonday, June 4, 1973 at 1:00 PMEndMonday, June 4, 1973 at 1:23 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 039-066 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his aide, Stephen B. Bull. The brief exchange served as an administrative request to bridge communication between the President and his staff member. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief operational call.

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Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On June 4, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-066 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 39-66

Date: June 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:00 pm and 1:23 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 442-16]

       Request for telephone call to Stephen B. Bull

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.
  • 039-065 12:51 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 12:51 pm to 12:52 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.
  • 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.
  • 039-067 1:23 PM · 1 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:23 pm to 1:25 pm.
  • 442-017 1:23 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:23 pm to 1:25 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 039-066, 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/039-066 (accessed October 1, 2026).