President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate an outgoing call. The communication served exclusively as a logistical request to be connected with Stephen B. Bull. No further substantive policy matters or broader political discussions were recorded during this brief exchange.
On June 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:29 am and 4:30 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 041-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 41-4 Date: June 18, 1973 Time: Unknown between 4:29 pm and 4:30 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 447-6] Request for telephone call -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.