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Conversation 036-129

TapeTape 36StartTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 9:07 PMEndTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 9:09 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operator;  Bull, Stephen B.Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AudioNARA Description

On January 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 9:07 pm to 9:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-129 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 36-129

Date: January 30, 1973
Time: 9:07 pm - 9:09 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 406-39]

       Telephone call from Stephen B. Bull

The President talked with Bull.

       John C. Stennis shooting
            -The President’s call to Coy H. Stennis
            -Condition
            -Robbers
            -Surgery
            -Circumstances
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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I have Steve Ball calling, sir.
Mr. President, Steve Ball.
They'll be getting Mrs. Stennis for you in a moment.
I just wanted to fill in a couple of gaps that Henry may not have given you.
Stennis took a shot in the thigh and the chest.
What was probably a robbery attempt, the assailant.
He's undergoing exploratory surgery now.
And they're not totally certain of what his condition is.
in surgery and I thought you'd want to know that if you spoke with Mrs. Stennis.
I don't know if Henry could have known at the time he spoke to you.
Yeah, he had that.
All right, sir.
He had that, that he was in surgery.
It's still a satisfactory condition according to our doctors.
I think it was a burglary.
It appeared to be.
The initial reports were probably a holdup attempt which Stennis in true character attempted to thwart, but that's just an initial.
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