President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with his aide, Stephen B. Bull. This brief exchange served exclusively as a logistical step to initiate a follow-up conversation with a key member of the President's staff. No substantive policy matters were addressed during this transition.
On January 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 12:36 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-092 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 35-92 Date: January 5, 1973 Time: Unknown between 12:02 pm and 12:36 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 394-4] Request for a call to Stephen B. Bull
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.