Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-004

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

Friday, May 11, 1973 · 2:11 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation046-004 on Tape 46StartFriday, May 11, 1973 at 2:11 PMEndFriday, May 11, 1973 at 2:11 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to Stephen B. Bull. This exchange serves as an administrative bridge to facilitate direct communication with a key staff member. No further policy or substantive discussion occurs during this short connection.

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Straight ball, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On May 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:11 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-4

Date: May 11, 1973
Time: 2:11 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 434-12]

     Telephone call to Stephen B. Bull

Also recorded on May 11, 1973

  • 434-010 2:10 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:10 pm to 2:11 pm.
  • 046-005 2:11 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 2:11 pm to 2:12 pm.
  • 434-011 2:11 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 2:11 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 434-012 2:11 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:11 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 434-013 2:11 PM · 21 sec — 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 2:11 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 046-006 2:15 PM · 28 sec — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 2:15 pm to 2:16 pm.
  • 434-014 2:15 PM · 27 sec — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:15 pm to 2:16 pm.
  • 434-015 2:16 PM · 26 sec — 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 2:16 pm and 2:24 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-004, May 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/046-004 (accessed October 5, 2026).