Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-152

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

Thursday, April 12, 1973 · 1:19 PM–1:20 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation044-152 on Tape 44StartThursday, April 12, 1973 at 1:19 PMEndThursday, April 12, 1973 at 1:20 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-152 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a call to his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull. The interaction served as a brief administrative bridge to connect the President with his staff member. No substantive policy matters or broader political discussions were addressed during this short exchange.

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Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On April 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 1:20 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-152 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 044-152

Date: April 12, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:19 pm and 1:20 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 428-2]

       Call to Stephen B. Bull

Also recorded on April 12, 1973

  • 428-001 1:19 PM · 9 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 1:19 pm and 1:20 pm.
  • 894-020 1:19 PM · 13 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 4:00 pm.
  • 894-021 1:19 PM · 10 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 4:00 pm.
  • 044-153 1:20 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:21 pm.
  • 428-002 1:20 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:20 pm.
  • 428-003 1:20 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:20 pm.
  • 428-004 1:20 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:20 pm to 1:21 pm.
  • 044-154 1:21 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:21 pm and 2:23 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 044-152, April 12, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-152 (accessed October 5, 2026).