Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-148

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

Wednesday, April 11, 1973 · 1:29 PM–1:34 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation044-148 on Tape 44StartWednesday, April 11, 1973 at 1:29 PMEndWednesday, April 11, 1973 at 1:34 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-148 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call to connect with his aide, Stephen B. Bull. The exchange serves as a routine administrative request for the operator to facilitate communication between the President and his staff. No further substantive policy matters or decisions were discussed during this short connection.

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Mr. Ball, please.
Yes, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On April 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:29 pm and 1:34 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-148 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 044-148

Date: April 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:29 pm and 1:34 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Call to Stephen B. Bull

Also recorded on April 11, 1973

  • 044-144 12:29 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:34 pm.
  • 893-016 12:34 PM · 1 hr 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Gerald R. Ford, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:34 pm to 1:20 pm.
  • 044-145 12:35 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford talked on the telephone from 12:35 pm to 12:39 pm.
  • 044-146 1:20 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:28 pm.
  • 893-017 1:20 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:20 pm.
  • 893-023 1:20 PM · 21 sec — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 2:59 pm.
  • 044-147 1:28 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 1:28 pm to 1:29 pm.
  • 044-149 1:34 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:34 pm to 1:37 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 044-148, April 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-148 (accessed October 5, 2026).