Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 42 › Conversation 042-089
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Stephen B. Bull
Wednesday, May 5, 1971 · 1:16 PM–3:00 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call to request that the White House operator connect him with his aide, Stephen B. Bull. The purpose of this exchange is strictly limited to facilitating this connection for the President. No further substantive policy matters or decisions are discussed during this brief administrative interaction.
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NARA Description
On May 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 042-089 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 42-89
Date: May 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 252-33]
Call to Stephen B. BullAlso recorded on May 5, 1971
- 042-087 1:16 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 042-088 1:16 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter M. Flanigan talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 042-090 1:16 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 042-091 1:16 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 042-092 1:16 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 042-093 1:16 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alvin Snyder talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 042-094 1:16 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 042-095 1:16 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 042-089, May 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/042-089 (accessed October 3, 2026).