{"conversationCode":"015-056","tapeNumber":15,"conversationNumber":56,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-015-056","startDateTime":"1971-11-20T13:37:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-11-20T13:37:00.000Z","startDate":"20-Nov-1971","startTime":"8:37 AM","endDate":"20-Nov-1971","endTime":"8:37 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On November 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at 8:37 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-056 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":2,"chronRelease":"Second Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"26-Oct-2000","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 15-56\n\fDate: November 20, 1971\nTime: 8:37 am\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe White House operator talked with the President.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 621-14A]\n\nThe President conferred with Stephen B. Bull before the conversation began.\n\n[See Conversation No. 621-14]\n\n[End of conferral]\n\n     Charles W. Colson\n          -Location\n          -Return call","filename":["015-056.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:34:58","tapeEnd":"01:35:12","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"015-055","nextCode":"015-057","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":3.46,"text":"Oh, sure, they can help."},{"start":3.64,"end":4.96,"text":"Yeah, the press could take a picture."},{"start":5.31,"end":6.35,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":6.45,"end":8.94,"text":"Mr. President, Mr. Coulson's en route to the office."},{"start":8.98,"end":9.9,"text":"May I have the word?"},{"start":10.58,"end":10.92,"text":"No, no, no."},{"start":10.94,"end":12.71,"text":"He can just... Yeah, yeah."},{"start":12.73,"end":13.99,"text":"Okay."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull coordinate the logistics for Charles Colson’s arrival at the White House. The participants briefly deliberate on media presence and photographic opportunities during this encounter. The brief exchange concludes with confirmation that Colson is currently en route to meet with the President.","topics":["Charles Colson","White House logistics","Media relations","Presidential scheduling"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T00:16:13.255Z"},"topicSlugs":["charles-colson","white-house-logistics","media-relations","presidential-scheduling"],"audioDurationSec":14,"audioFiles":[{"file":"015-056.mp3","bytes":340426,"durationSec":14.13,"bitrate":192734,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:24.618Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/015-056.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-056","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/15/conversation-015-056","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}