Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-036

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

Wednesday, March 28, 1973 · 8:26 AM–9:00 AM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation044-036 on Tape 44StartWednesday, March 28, 1973 at 8:26 AMEndWednesday, March 28, 1973 at 9:00 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-036 ↗

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a connection with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull. The brief communication served exclusively as a procedural request to initiate a follow-up conversation. No further policy or administrative matters were discussed during this exchange.

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Yes, Mr. President.

On March 28, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:26 am and 9:00 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-036 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 044-036

Date: March 28, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:26 am and 9:00 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 421-23]

       Call to Stephen B. Bull
  • 421-020 8:35 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:35 am and 8:40 am.
  • 421-021 8:40 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:40 am and 8:45 am.
  • 421-022 8:45 AM · 15 min — 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 8:45 am and 9:00 am.
  • 044-037 9:00 AM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:01 am.
  • 421-023 9:00 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:00 am.
  • 421-024 9:00 AM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:00 am to 9:01 am.
  • 044-038 9:01 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:01 am and 9:44 am.
  • 421-025 9:01 AM · 10 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 9:01 am and 9:44 am.

Conversation 044-036, March 28, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-036 (accessed October 2, 2026).