Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-048
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Stephen B. Bull
Wednesday, February 7, 1973 · 8:30 PM–8:36 PM ET · White House Telephone · 39 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to request an immediate call to his aide, Stephen B. Bull. This brief exchange served as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication with a member of his staff. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief administrative request.
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NARA Description
On February 7, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:30 pm and 8:36 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-048 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 43-48
Date: February 7, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:30 pm and 8:36 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Stephen B. BullAlso recorded on February 8, 1973
- 043-044 8:09 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:09 pm and 8:26 pm.
- 043-045 8:26 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 8:26 pm to 8:27 pm.
- 043-046 8:26 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:26 pm and 8:27 pm.
- 043-047 8:29 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 8:29 pm to 8:30 pm.
- 043-049 8:36 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at 8:36 pm.
- 043-050 8:37 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:37 pm.
- 043-051 8:37 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at 8:37 pm.
- 043-215 8:37 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 8:37 pm on February 7, 1973 and 9:52 am on February 8, 1973.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 043-048, February 8, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-048 (accessed October 12, 2026).