{"conversationCode":"046-157","tapeNumber":46,"conversationNumber":157,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-046-157","startDateTime":"1973-05-22T21:10:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-22T21:11:00.000Z","startDate":"22-May-1973","startTime":"5:10 PM","endDate":"22-May-1973","endTime":"5:11 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On May 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 5:10 pm to 5:11 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-157 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. 46-157\n\nDate: May 22, 1973\nTime: 5:10 pm - 5:11 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 440-21]\n\n      Ronald L. Ziegler’s schedule\n           -Briefing","filename":["046-157.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"046-156","nextCode":"046-158","transcript":[{"start":0.39,"end":5.6,"text":"Yeah, I guess there is still a check to see about how long Ron will be before his briefing is finished."},{"start":5.62,"end":6.74,"text":"All right, sir, fine."},{"start":6.94,"end":10.78,"text":"I think he was supposed to be over here around 4.30, but I guess it must have gone a little over."},{"start":10.79,"end":12.02,"text":"Just let me know if you will, please."},{"start":12.48,"end":13,"text":"All right, sir, fine."},{"start":13.02,"end":13.94,"text":"If you don't call me back."},{"start":13.96,"end":15.51,"text":"Yes, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with Stephen B. Bull to check the status of Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler, who was delayed in completing a scheduled briefing. The President expressed concern that the briefing had run past its expected conclusion time and requested that Bull provide an update on Ziegler's availability. No major policy decisions were made, as the exchange focused exclusively on coordinating the President's immediate daily schedule.","topics":["Ronald L. Ziegler","Press briefings","White House scheduling","Presidential communications"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T07:35:07.247Z"},"topicSlugs":["ronald-l-ziegler","press-briefings","white-house-scheduling","presidential-communications"],"audioDurationSec":21,"audioFiles":[{"file":"046-157.mp3","bytes":673792,"durationSec":20.93,"bitrate":257500,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:02.713Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/046-157.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-157","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/46/conversation-046-157","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}