President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his aide, Stephen B. Bull. This brief administrative exchange served solely to bridge the President to his staff member for further communication. No substantive policy discussions or decisions were recorded during this brief operator-assisted request.
On January 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:15 pm and 6:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 36-8 Date: January 19, 1973 Time: Unknown between 6:15 pm and 6:40 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 398-11] 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.