Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-156

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

Tuesday, May 22, 1973 · 4:46 PM–5:10 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation046-156 on Tape 46StartTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 4:46 PMEndTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 5:10 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-156 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection to Stephen B. Bull. The interaction served as a brief administrative bridge to initiate communication with a staff member. No further substantive policy matters or decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On May 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 5:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-156 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-156
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Date: May 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:46 pm and 5:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 440-20]

      Telephone call to Stephen B. Bull

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440-015 4:45 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:45 pm to 4:46 pm.
440-016 4:46 PM · 8 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 4:46 pm and 5:10 pm.
440-017 4:46 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 5:10 pm.
440-018 4:46 PM · 30 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 4:46 pm and 5:10 pm.
440-019 4:46 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 4:46 pm and 5:10 pm.
440-020 4:46 PM · 8 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 4:46 pm and 5:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-156, 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/046-156 (accessed October 12, 2026).