Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-125
Nixon phone call with Bull on Piano tariffs and Trade policy
Tuesday, February 20, 1973 · 7:21 PM–7:22 PM ET · White House Telephone · 49 sec
AI Summary
Stephen B. Bull contacted President Nixon regarding an urgent decision required on piano tariff rates before the existing escape clause expired at midnight. Bull sought approval to deliver the memorandum from Peter M. Flanigan for the President's signature. Nixon instructed Bull to send the document over, noting that Manolo Sanchez would handle the delivery to ensure the deadline was met.
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NARA Description
On February 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 7:21 pm to 7:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-125 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 43-125
Date: February 20, 1973
Time: 7:21 pm - 7:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Stephen B. Bull talked with the President.
Peter M. Flanigan’s memorandum
-Piano tariff rates
-Manolo Sanchez
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Also recorded on February 20, 1973
- 411-021 6:10 PM · 34 sec — unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 043-126 7:22 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:22 pm and 7:30 pm.
- 043-127 7:30 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 7:30 pm to 7:41 pm.
- 043-128 7:41 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:41 pm and 7:43 pm.
- 043-129 7:43 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 7:43 pm to 7:44 pm.
- 043-130 7:44 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:44 pm and 7:54 pm.
- 043-131 7:54 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:54 pm and 8:21 pm.
- 043-133 8:21 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:21 pm and 10:00 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 043-125, February 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417194961). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-125 (accessed November 15, 2026).