{"conversationCode":"046-177","tapeNumber":46,"conversationNumber":177,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-046-177","startDateTime":"1973-05-23T20:24:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-23T20:26:00.000Z","startDate":"23-May-1973","startTime":"4:24 PM","endDate":"23-May-1973","endTime":"4:26 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On May 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 4:24 pm to 4:26 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-177 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. 46-177\n\nDate: May 23, 1973\nTime: 4:24 pm - 4:26 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 439-47D]\n\n     President’s schedule\n           -Barber\n           -Reception\n                 -Manolo Sanchez\n           -Helicopter\n                 -Thurmont, Maryland\n                 -Camp David\n\f                           -105-\n\n       NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n-Driving time\n      -Blair House\n      -Route\n-Helicopter\n      -Visibility","filename":["046-177.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"046-176","nextCode":"047-001","transcript":[{"start":0.5,"end":3.49,"text":"Mr. Pulser."},{"start":3.51,"end":8.03,"text":"Steve, I got tied up with Allie, and I'll have to postpone the barber tomorrow."},{"start":8.11,"end":10.39,"text":"I think it'll be around 11 o'clock, maybe."},{"start":11.15,"end":12.07,"text":"Barber around 11 o'clock."},{"start":12.21,"end":12.71,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":12.73,"end":13.2,"text":"All right, sir."},{"start":13.28,"end":17.6,"text":"I have your paper for this reception at 5 o'clock."},{"start":17.98,"end":18.78,"text":"Send it over to Manolo."},{"start":18.9,"end":19.34,"text":"All right, sir."},{"start":19.52,"end":26.19,"text":"Now, with regard to tonight, the helicopter cannot fly in either to Thurmont or to Camp David."},{"start":26.95,"end":29.47,"text":"The driving time is about 1 hour and 30 minutes."},{"start":30.03,"end":30.17,"text":"Mm-hmm."},{"start":33.63,"end":36.11,"text":"Would you like to go directly from the warehouse?"},{"start":36.63,"end":37.46,"text":"Just drive from there?"},{"start":38.72,"end":39.62,"text":"Which we can easily do."},{"start":39.68,"end":44.39,"text":"The traffic shouldn't be too bad once we get over the bridge and onto the parkway."},{"start":45.89,"end":47.09,"text":"But the helicopter can't go on."},{"start":47.41,"end":47.73,"text":"No, sir."},{"start":49.12,"end":49.26,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":49.38,"end":50.28,"text":"Your socks ain't up there."},{"start":51.12,"end":51.66,"text":"I'll let you know."},{"start":52.48,"end":53.01,"text":"All right, sir."},{"start":53.87,"end":53.97,"text":"Fine."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull coordinate scheduling adjustments and travel logistics for an upcoming trip to Camp David. Due to poor visibility conditions, they determine that a helicopter flight is not feasible, necessitating a 90-minute drive via a planned route. Additionally, the President postpones a haircut and directs Bull to deliver reception paperwork to his valet, Manolo Sanchez.","topics":["Presidential schedule","Logistics","Transportation","Camp David","Manolo Sanchez"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T07:36:57.286Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","logistics","transportation","camp-david","manolo-sanchez"],"audioDurationSec":58,"audioFiles":[{"file":"046-177.mp3","bytes":1847296,"durationSec":57.6,"bitrate":256568,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:02.713Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:45.008Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/046-177.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-177","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/46/conversation-046-177","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}