Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-117

Nixon phone call with Bull on Norman Vincent Peale and White House schedule

Tuesday, February 20, 1973 · 3:12 PM–3:13 PM ET · White House Telephone · 40 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation043-117 on Tape 43StartTuesday, February 20, 1973 at 3:12 PMEndTuesday, February 20, 1973 at 3:13 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-117 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with Stephen B. Bull regarding the scheduling of Reverend Norman Vincent Peale for an upcoming White House church service. The President explicitly requested to extend the expected length of Peale’s sermon from the standard 10 minutes to 20 minutes due to his admiration for the minister’s speaking abilities. Bull committed to relaying this directive to the appropriate parties once the Reverend’s participation was confirmed.

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Are we able to get P.O.
for Sunday?
They don't have a confirmation back, sir.
He's away this afternoon, and we should know by the end of the day.
If they get him, I don't want the limitation of 10 minutes on him.
Tell him we'd like for him to talk about 20 minutes.
All right, fine, sir.
What do we usually tell him, 10, 15?
I think they tell him about 10 minutes, sir.
But I want him to take a little more time because he's such a good speaker that, say, he can go 20 minutes.
All right, fine, sir.
Okay.
Thank you.
Bye.
Whatever it is.
Bye.

NARA Description

On February 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:12 pm to 3:13 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-117 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-117

Date: February 20, 1973
Time: 3:12 pm - 3:13 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 411-3]

       The President’s schedule
            -Norman Vincent Peale
                  -Church service at the White House
                         -Length of sermon

Also recorded on February 20, 1973

  • 411-003 3:12 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:12 pm to 3:13 pm.
  • 043-118 3:14 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 3:14 pm to 3:17 pm.
  • 411-004 3:14 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:14 pm to 3:17 pm.
  • 411-005 3:17 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 3:17 pm.
  • 043-119 3:18 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:18 pm.
  • 043-120 3:18 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 3:18 pm to 3:22 pm.
  • 411-006 3:18 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:18 pm to 3:22 pm.
  • 043-121 3:22 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:22 pm and 4:17 pm.

All 21 conversations from February 20, 1973 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-117, February 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-117 (accessed October 1, 2026).