{"conversationCode":"044-153","tapeNumber":44,"conversationNumber":153,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-044-153","startDateTime":"1973-04-12T18:20:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-04-12T18:21:00.000Z","startDate":"12-Apr-1973","startTime":"1:20 PM","endDate":"12-Apr-1973","endTime":"1:21 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On April 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:21 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-153 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":"5.4","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part IV","chronReleaseDate":"8-Dec-2010","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 044-153\n\nDate: April 12, 1973\nTime: 1:20 pm-1:21 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 428-4]\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\n       President's schedule\n             -John D. Ehrlichman","filename":["044-153.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"044-152","nextCode":"044-154","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":1.55,"text":"Yeah, yes, sir."},{"start":2.92,"end":10.4,"text":"I came over to the EOB, and you can tell them, John Ehrlichman, if you can make it at 2.30, that gives him time to have lunch, okay?"},{"start":10.42,"end":11.8,"text":"Ehrlichman at 2.30, yes, sir."},{"start":11.82,"end":13.25,"text":"Okay."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon coordinated with Stephen B. Bull to finalize the scheduling of a meeting with John D. Ehrlichman. The President directed that the appointment be set for 2:30 p.m. to accommodate Ehrlichman's lunch hour. This logistical adjustment ensured the President’s afternoon schedule remained organized for his consultation with a key advisor.","topics":["John D. Ehrlichman","Presidential scheduling","White House administration","Logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T06:58:58.030Z"},"topicSlugs":["john-d-ehrlichman","presidential-scheduling","white-house-administration","logistics"],"audioDurationSec":14,"audioFiles":[{"file":"044-153.mp3","bytes":571392,"durationSec":14.17,"bitrate":322623,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:30.404Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:44.260Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/044-153.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-153","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/44/conversation-044-153","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}