Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-183

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

Friday, February 23, 1973 · 12:33 PM–3:02 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-183 on Tape 43StartFriday, February 23, 1973 at 12:33 PMEndFriday, February 23, 1973 at 3:02 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-183 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to his aide, Stephen B. Bull. This brief exchange served as an administrative request to facilitate direct communication with a member of the President's staff. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief request.

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Please.
Three more, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On February 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 3:02 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-183 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-183

Date: February 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:33 pm and 3:02 pm
Location: White House Telephone
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to Stephen B. Bull

Also recorded on February 23, 1973

  • 862-011 12:30 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 12:31 pm.
  • 862-012 12:31 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:31 pm to 12:32 pm.
  • 043-182 12:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:32 pm to 12:33 pm.
  • 862-013 12:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:32 pm to 12:33 pm.
  • 862-014 12:33 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 12:51 pm.
  • 862-015 12:51 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John A. Volpe, White House photographer, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:51 pm to 12:57 pm.
  • 862-023 12:55 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 12:57 pm.
  • 862-016 12:57 PM · 40 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John A. Volpe, Henry A. Kissinger, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:57 pm to 1:37 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-183, February 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-183 (accessed October 1, 2026).