President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a direct communication with his aide, Stephen B. Bull. The brief exchange served as a logistical step to initiate a follow-up conversation with Bull. No further substantive policy matters were addressed during this short administrative interaction.
On January 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:11 pm and 3:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-063 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 35-63 Date: January 2, 1973 Time: Unknown between 3:11 pm and 3:12 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 393-1E] Request for a call to Stephen B. Bull
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