Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-221

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

Tuesday, February 27, 1973 · 10:20 AM–10:21 AM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-221 on Tape 43StartTuesday, February 27, 1973 at 10:20 AMEndTuesday, February 27, 1973 at 10:21 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-221 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull. This brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to initiate communication with a member of his inner staff. No substantive policy matters or further developments were discussed during the brief call.

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I didn't hear you, sir.

Thank you very much.

NARA Description

On February 27, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 10:20 am to 10:21 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-221 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-221

Date: February 27, 1973
Time: 10:20 am - 10:21 am
Location: White House Telephone
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                          Conversation No. 43-206 (cont’d)

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to Stephen B. Bull

Also recorded on February 27, 1973

043-204 9:34 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:34 am.
043-205 9:43 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:43 am and 10:20 am.
043-206 10:20 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 10:20 am to 10:21 am.
043-207 10:20 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 10:20 am to 10:21 am.
415-011 10:20 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 10:20 am.
415-012 10:20 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:20 am to 10:21 am.
415-013 10:21 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 10:21 am.
415-014 11:00 AM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:00 am to 11:50 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-221, February 27, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-221 (accessed October 1, 2026).