Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 42 › Conversation 042-018
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Stephen B. Bull
Tuesday, April 6, 1971 · 11:21 AM–11:35 AM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec
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NARA Description
On April 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:21 am and 11:35 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 042-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 42-18
Date: April 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:21 am and 11:35 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 245-15]
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Also recorded on April 6, 1971
- 042-014 11:11 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 11:13 am.
- 042-015 11:13 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone from 11:13 am to 11:14 am.
- 245-012 11:13 AM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:13 am to 11:14 am.
- 042-016 11:14 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:14 am and 11:19 am.
- 245-013 11:14 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:14 am and 11:19 am.
- 042-017 11:19 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 11:19 am to 11:21 am.
- 245-014 11:19 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:19 am to 11:21 am.
- 245-015 11:21 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:21 am and 11:35 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 042-018, April 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417187791). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/042-018 (accessed October 31, 2026).