Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 42 › Conversation 042-049

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

Thursday, April 15, 1971 · 4:34 PM–4:35 PM ET · White House Telephone · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation042-049 on Tape 42 (tape position 00:58:32–00:58:38)StartThursday, April 15, 1971 at 4:34 PMEndThursday, April 15, 1971 at 4:35 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 042-049 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief telephone exchange with the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Stephen B. Bull. The President provided specific instructions to connect him with the individual, identified in the transcript as Mr. Bowe or Steve Bowe. No further policy or substantive matters were discussed during this connection attempt.

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Yes, please.
Mr. Bowe, please.
Steve Bowe.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On April 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 4:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 042-049 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 42-49

Date: April 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:34 pm and 4:35 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 249-19]

     Call to Stephen B. Bull

Also recorded on April 15, 1971

  • 249-016 4:05 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:05 pm to 4:32 pm.
  • 249-017 4:05 PM · 6 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 4:05 pm and 4:31 pm.
  • 042-048 4:31 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 4:31 pm to 4:34 pm.
  • 249-018 4:31 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:31 pm to 4:34 pm.
  • 249-019 4:34 PM · 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 4:34 pm and 4:35 pm.
  • 042-050 4:35 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 4:35 pm to 4:36 pm.
  • 249-020 4:35 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:35 pm to 4:36 pm.
  • 249-021 4:42 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:42 pm to 4:52 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 042-049, April 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/042-049 (accessed October 3, 2026).