{"conversationCode":"300-031","tapeNumber":300,"conversationNumber":31,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-300-031","startDateTime":"1971-11-09T18:50:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-11-09T19:29:00.000Z","startDate":"9-Nov-1971","startTime":"1:50 PM","endDate":"9-Nov-1971","endTime":"2:29 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On November 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:50 pm and 2:29 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 300-031 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":2,"chronRelease":"Second Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"26-Oct-2000","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 300-031\n\nDate: November 9, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 1:50 pm and 2:29 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n     The President's schedule\n          -Forthcoming trip to New York\n                -Bernard J. (“Bunny”) Lasker\n                -Louis Marx\n                -Contributors\n                      -Amount\n                      -The President’s possible acknowledgement of support\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 2:29 pm.","filename":["300-031.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:58:35","tapeEnd":"02:00:47","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"300-030","nextCode":"300-032","transcript":[{"start":1.9,"end":24.93,"text":"Oh, sure, sure."},{"start":24.95,"end":25.05,"text":"Sure."},{"start":25.07,"end":26.25,"text":"A couple of specific things, a couple of things we've seen."},{"start":26.27,"end":29.3,"text":"Buddy Laskin is also mentioned, and Lewis Marks, and a lot of people who have been to the table in New York, and running, I don't know if you know him,"},{"start":29.71,"end":35.47,"text":"their early support, while you're sitting in the table with them, just thank them for their early support, not bashing you."},{"start":35.49,"end":35.77,"text":"Sons of money."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull discussed logistical preparations for an upcoming trip to New York, focusing on meetings with key political supporters. The conversation centered on acknowledging the early financial backing provided by individuals such as Bernard J. Lasker and Louis Marx. Nixon sought to ensure these prominent contributors were properly recognized for their support during his visit.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","Political fundraising","New York trip","Donor relations","Bernard J. Lasker","Louis Marx"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T14:06:08.989Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","political-fundraising","new-york-trip","donor-relations","bernard-j-lasker","louis-marx"],"audioDurationSec":36,"audioFiles":[{"file":"300-031.mp3","bytes":1435441,"durationSec":35.75,"bitrate":321261,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:38.956Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/300-031.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/300-031","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/300/conversation-300-031","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}