Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-123

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

Tuesday, April 10, 1973 · 2:09 PM–2:10 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation044-123 on Tape 44StartTuesday, April 10, 1973 at 2:09 PMEndTuesday, April 10, 1973 at 2:10 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-123 ↗

President Nixon and the White House operator spoke briefly to coordinate the location of aide Stephen B. Bull. The operator reported that Bull was currently away from his desk and committed to tracking him down. Nixon instructed the operator to have Bull return his call immediately.

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Yeah.
Mr. President, Mr. Bull's away from his desk.
I'll locate him and have him call right back.
You can call me back.
All right, sir.

On April 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:09 pm and 2:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-123 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 044-123

Date: April 10, 1973
Time: 2:09 pm-2:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President

[See also Conversation No. 426-29A]

       Stephen B. Bull's location
  • 044-122 2:03 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:03 pm and 2:09 pm.
  • 044-124 2:09 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:09 pm and 2:10 pm.
  • 426-030 2:09 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:09 pm to 2:10 pm.
  • 044-125 2:10 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 426-031 2:10 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:10 pm.
  • 044-127 2:11 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:11 pm and 3:25 pm.
  • 426-032 2:11 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:11 pm.
  • 426-033 2:11 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 2:11 pm and 3:25 pm.

Conversation 044-123, April 10, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-123 (accessed October 5, 2026).