Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-173

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Stephen B. Bull

Thursday, February 22, 1973 · 2:47 PM–3:16 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-173 on Tape 43StartThursday, February 22, 1973 at 2:47 PMEndThursday, February 22, 1973 at 3:16 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-173 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephonic request through the White House operator to reach Stephen B. Bull. The interaction serves solely as a logistical bridge to connect the President with his aide. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occur during this brief exchange.

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Steve Ball, please.
Yes, Mr. Mayor.

NARA Description

On February 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-173 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-173

Date: February 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:47 pm and 3:16 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 411-18D]

       Request for a call to Stephen B. Bull

Also recorded on February 22, 1973

  • 043-169 2:25 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas Hart talked on the telephone at 2:25 pm.
  • 043-170 2:25 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:25 pm and 2:45 pm.
  • 411-016 2:26 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:26 pm and 2:35 pm.
  • 411-017 2:26 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 an unknown time between 2:26 pm and 2:35 pm.
  • 411-018 2:35 PM · 1 hr 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, William E. Timmons, Carl B. Albert, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, and John W. Dean, III met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:35 pm to 4:04 pm.
  • 043-219 2:45 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Carl B. Albert talked on the telephone from 2:45 pm to 2:47 pm.
  • 043-171 2:47 PM · 12 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:16 pm.
  • 043-172 2:47 PM · 29 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:16 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-173, February 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-173 (accessed October 1, 2026).