Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 360 › Conversation 360-003

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Stephen B. Bull

Friday, September 8, 1972 · 1:05 PM–2:12 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation360-003 onTape 360StartFriday, September 8, 1972 at 1:05 PMEndFriday, September 8, 1972 at 2:12 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 360-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection. The primary purpose of the brief interaction was to request a call to Stephen B. Bull, a personal aide to the President. No further policy or administrative matters were addressed during this exchange.

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NARA Description

On September 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 2:12 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 360-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 360-3

Date: September 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:05 pm and 2:12 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

          Request for a call to Stephen B. Bull

Also recorded on September 8, 1972

  • 773-013 12:12 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:12 pm and 12:14 pm.
  • 773-014 12:14 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert L. F. Sikes, Mrs. Robert L. F. Sikes, Richard K. Cook, John E. Nidecker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:14 pm to 12:18 pm.
  • 773-015 12:18 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:18 pm and 12:22 pm.
  • 773-016 12:18 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:18 pm and 12:22 pm.
  • 773-017 12:25 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:25 pm to 1:05 pm.
  • 360-001 1:05 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 2:12 pm.
  • 360-002 1:05 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 2:12 pm.
  • 773-018 1:05 PM · 50 sec — Unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 1:05 pm on September 8, 1972 and 9:18 am on September 11, 1972.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 360-003, September 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/360-003 (accessed September 18, 2026).