Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-139

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

Tuesday, May 22, 1973 · 11:28 AM–11:34 AM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation046-139 on Tape 46StartTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 11:28 AMEndTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 11:34 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-139 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief request to be connected to his aide, Stephen B. Bull. The conversation is strictly logistical, serving only as a directive to the White House operator to facilitate communication with a staff member. No substantive political or policy matters are addressed during this exchange.

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Stable, please.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On May 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:34 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-139 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-139

Date: May 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:28 am and 11:34 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 438-28]

     Telephone call to Stephen B. Bull
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on May 22, 1973

  • 438-028 11:28 AM · 10 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 11:28 am and 11:34 am.
  • 046-140 11:34 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 11:34 am to 11:35 am.
  • 438-029 11:34 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:34 am to 11:35 am.
  • 046-141 11:35 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:35 am and 11:36 am.
  • 438-030 11:35 AM · 10 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 11:35 am and 11:36 am.
  • 046-142 11:36 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 11:36 am to 11:37 am.
  • 438-031 11:36 AM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:36 am to 11:37 am.
  • 438-032 11:38 AM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Marjorie P. Acker, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:38 am and 12:27 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-139, May 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-139 (accessed October 12, 2026).