{"conversationCode":"046-004","tapeNumber":46,"conversationNumber":4,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-046-004","startDateTime":"1973-05-11T18:11:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-11T18:11:00.000Z","startDate":"11-May-1973","startTime":"2:11 PM","endDate":"11-May-1973","endTime":"2:11 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On May 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:11 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-004 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 46-4\n\nDate: May 11, 1973\nTime: 2:11 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 434-12]\n\n     Telephone call to Stephen B. Bull","filename":["046-004.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"046-003","nextCode":"046-005","transcript":[{"start":3.95,"end":6.98,"text":"Straight ball, please."},{"start":7,"end":8.89,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon initiates a brief request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to Stephen B. Bull. This exchange serves as an administrative bridge to facilitate direct communication with a key staff member. No further policy or substantive discussion occurs during this short connection.","topics":["Stephen B. Bull","White House operations","Staff communication","Administrative logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T07:21:00.555Z"},"topicSlugs":["stephen-b-bull","white-house-operations","staff-communication","administrative-logistics"],"audioDurationSec":14,"audioFiles":[{"file":"046-004.mp3","bytes":442368,"durationSec":13.72,"bitrate":257940,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.103Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/046-004.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-004","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/46/conversation-046-004","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}