Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-159

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

Tuesday, May 22, 1973 · 5:44 PM–5:55 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation046-159 on Tape 46StartTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 5:44 PMEndTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 5:55 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-159 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection to his aide, Stephen B. Bull. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to initiate direct communication with staff. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occurred during this brief exchange.

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Yes, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On May 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:44 pm and 5:55 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-159 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-159

Date: May 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:44 pm and 5:55 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Telephone call to Stephen B. Bull

Also recorded on May 22, 1973

  • 046-158 5:12 PM · 17 sec — Stephen B. Bull and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:12 pm to 5:13 pm.
  • 440-022 5:12 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:12 pm to 5:13 pm.
  • 440-023 5:13 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 5:13 pm and 5:22 pm.
  • 440-024 5:13 PM · 25 sec — 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 5:13 pm and 5:22 pm.
  • 440-025 5:13 PM · 18 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 5:13 pm and 5:22 pm.
  • 440-026 5:13 PM · 31 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 5:13 pm and 5:22 pm.
  • 046-160 5:55 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 5:55 pm to 5:57 pm.
  • 440-027 6:05 PM · 56 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., George H. W. Bush, Bryce N. Harlow, Robert P. Griffin, Hugh Scott, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:05 pm to 7:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-159, 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/046-159 (accessed October 12, 2026).