Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-144

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

Tuesday, May 22, 1973 · 12:27 PM–12:35 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation046-144 on Tape 46StartTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 12:27 PMEndTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 12:35 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-144 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief telephone communication through the White House operator to contact Stephen B. Bull. The interaction served as a logistical attempt to reach a specific staff member for further discussion. No substantive policy matters or major decisions were finalized during this exchange.

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He will, please.
No, sir.

NARA Description

On May 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:27 pm and 12:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-144 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-144

Date: May 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:27 pm and 12:35 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

[See also Conversation No. 438-33]

     Telephone call to Stephen B. Bull

Also recorded on May 22, 1973

  • 046-143 12:05 PM · 56 sec — Rose Mary Woods, White House operator, unknown person(s), and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:05 pm and 12:25 pm.
  • 438-033 12:27 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 12:27 pm and 12:35 pm.
  • 046-145 12:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 12:35 pm to 12:38 pm.
  • 438-034 12:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:35 pm to 12:38 pm.
  • 438-035 12:38 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 12:50 pm.
  • 438-036 12:50 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:50 pm to 12:55 pm.
  • 438-037 12:55 PM · 15 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 12:55 pm and 2:31 pm.
  • 440-001 12:55 PM · 20 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 12:55 pm and 2:31 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-144, 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/046-144 (accessed October 12, 2026).