Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-110

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

Monday, April 9, 1973 · 12:13 PM–1:25 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation044-110 on Tape 44StartMonday, April 9, 1973 at 12:13 PMEndMonday, April 9, 1973 at 1:25 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-110 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to connect him with Stephen B. Bull. The brief communication functioned as a routine administrative request to initiate a call with a member of the President's staff. No further substantive policy matters or discussions were captured during this exchange.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Bowl, please.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On April 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 1:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-110 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 044-110

Date: April 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:13 pm and 1:25 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Call to Stephen B. Bull

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  • 425-032 12:07 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 12:07 pm.
  • 425-033 12:11 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:11 pm to 12:13 pm.
  • 425-034 12:13 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 1:24 pm.
  • 425-035 12:13 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 1:24 pm.
  • 425-036 12:13 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 1:24 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 044-110, April 9, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-110 (accessed October 5, 2026).