Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-082
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Stephen B. Bull
Wednesday, February 14, 1973 · 3:04 PM–5:06 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate communication with his aide, Stephen B. Bull. This brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to place a telephone call. No substantive policy matters or further developments were recorded during this interaction.
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NARA Description
On February 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 5:06 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-082 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 43-82
Date: February 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:04 pm and 5:06 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 412-8A]
Request for a call to Stephen B. BullAlso recorded on February 14, 1973
- 043-078 2:38 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:38 pm.
- 043-079 2:38 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 2:38 pm to 2:39 pm.
- 043-080 2:39 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:39 pm and 2:59 pm.
- 412-004 2:39 PM · 11 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 2:39 pm and 2:59 pm.
- 043-081 2:59 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:59 pm and 3:04 pm.
- 412-005 2:59 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:59 pm to 3:04 pm.
- 412-006 3:04 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 4:05 pm.
- 412-007 3:04 PM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, and White House photographer met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 4:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 043-082, February 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-082 (accessed October 1, 2026).