President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an immediate telephone connection with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull. The brief interaction served as a logistical step to reach a member of the president's inner staff. No further substantive policy matters were addressed during this specific operator-assisted call.
On January 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:18 pm and 9:26 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-133 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 36-133 Date: January 30, 1973 Time: Unknown between 9:18 pm and 9:26 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 406-43] Request for a telephone 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.