Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-019

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

Friday, May 11, 1973 · 3:41 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation046-019 on Tape 46StartFriday, May 11, 1973 at 3:41 PMEndFriday, May 11, 1973 at 3:41 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-019 ↗

An 11-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On May 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:41 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-19

Date: May 11, 1973
Time: 3:41 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 434-34]

     Telephone call to Stephen B. Bull [?]

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Also recorded on May 11, 1973

  • 434-031 3:22 PM · 3 min — 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 3:22 pm and 3:35 pm.
  • 434-032 3:22 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), Earl L. Butz, Dana G. Mead, William W. Erwin, David A. Hamil, Stephen B. Bull, Thomas Hart, and White House photographer met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:22 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 046-018 3:40 PM · 44 sec — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:40 pm to 3:41 pm.
  • 434-033 3:40 PM · 44 sec — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:40 pm to 3:41 pm.
  • 434-034 3:42 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:42 pm.
  • 434-035 3:42 PM · 41 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 3:42 pm and 3:45 pm.
  • 434-036 3:42 PM · 29 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 3:42 pm and 3:45 pm.
  • 434-037 3:45 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:45 pm to 4:04 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-019, 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/046-019 (accessed November 15, 2026).