Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-049

Nixon phone call with Bull on seating arrangements and Anne L. Armstrong

Wednesday, February 7, 1973 · 8:36 PM ET · White House Telephone · 20 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation043-049 on Tape 43StartWednesday, February 7, 1973 at 8:36 PMEndWednesday, February 7, 1973 at 8:36 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-049 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with Stephen B. Bull to finalize the seating arrangements for an upcoming breakfast meeting. To avoid potential social misunderstandings, the President directed that Anne L. Armstrong be seated to his left. Peter J. Brennan was subsequently assigned to the second position on the left to complete the protocol for the event.

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Yes, sir.

Steve, on second thought, you better put the woman on my left, because that'll be misunderstood if she isn't.

All right, I'll put... Armstrong.

I'll put Brennan second from the left.

Right, good.

Mr. President, would you like to...

NARA Description

On February 7, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at 8:36 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-049 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-49

Date: February 7, 1973
Time: 8:36 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[This is the original beginning of conversation No. 043-049, which has been merged with
conversation 043-048.]

       Seating arrangements for breakfast meeting
             -Anne L. Armstrong
             -Peter J. Brennan
                                               -27-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                          Conversation No. 43-50 (cont’d)

Also 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.
043-048 8:30 PM · 39 sec — 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.
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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-049, 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/043-049 (accessed October 12, 2026).