Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 41 › Conversation 041-004

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

Monday, June 18, 1973 · 4:29 AM–4:30 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation041-004 on Tape 41StartMonday, June 18, 1973 at 4:29 AMEndMonday, June 18, 1973 at 4:30 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 041-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate an outgoing call. The communication served exclusively as a logistical request to be connected with Stephen B. Bull. No further substantive policy matters or broader political discussions were recorded during this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On June 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:29 am and 4:30 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 041-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 41-4

Date: June 18, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:29 pm and 4:30 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 447-6]

     Request for telephone call
          -Stephen B. Bull

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  • 943-003 10:27 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:27 am and 10:35 am.
  • 943-004 10:27 AM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:27 am and 10:35 am.
  • 943-005 10:35 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:35 am to 10:40 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 041-004, June 18, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/041-004 (accessed October 9, 2026).