Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-012

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House administration

Friday, May 11, 1973 · 2:57 PM–3:00 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation046-012 on Tape 46StartFriday, May 11, 1973 at 2:57 PMEndFriday, May 11, 1973 at 3:00 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call to his aide, Stephen B. Bull. This brief administrative interaction serves solely to facilitate direct communication between the President and a member of his staff. No substantive policy discussions or decisions are recorded during this brief connectivity exchange.

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Yes, please.

Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On May 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:57 pm and 3:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-12

Date: May 11, 1973
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Time: Unknown between 2:57 pm and 3:00 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 434-24]

     Telephone call to Stephen B. Bull

Also recorded on May 11, 1973

046-010 2:53 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm.
434-021 2:53 PM · 11 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 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm.
434-022 2:53 PM · 26 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 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm.
046-011 2:56 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 2:56 pm to 2:57 pm.
434-023 2:56 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:56 pm to 2:57 pm.
434-024 2:57 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 2:57 pm and 3:00 pm.
046-013 3:00 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:00 pm to 3:01 pm.
434-025 3:00 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:00 pm to 3:01 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-012, 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/046-012 (accessed October 5, 2026).