{"conversationCode":"380-026","tapeNumber":380,"conversationNumber":26,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-380-026","startDateTime":"1972-12-28T19:20:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-28T19:26:00.000Z","startDate":"28-Dec-1972","startTime":"2:20 PM","endDate":"28-Dec-1972","endTime":"2:26 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On December 28, 1972, 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 2:20 pm and 2:26 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 380-026 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":"5.2","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part II","chronReleaseDate":"2-Dec-2008","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 380-26\n\f                                               -34-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                             Conversation No. 380-26 (cont’d)\n\nDate: December 28, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 2:20 pm and 2:26 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       The President’s schedule\n            -Telephone call to Maurice J. Williams\n\n       Nicaragua earthquake relief\n            -Bull's recent conversation with Turner B. Shelton\n                  -Shelton’s gratitude\n\n       The President’s schedule\n            -Telephone call to Williams\n                  -Williams’ location\n                         -West Virginia\n                  -White House operator\n                  -Gerald L. Warren\n                         -The President’s conversation with Williams, December 27, 1972\n                         -Shelton\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 2:26 pm.","filename":["380-026.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"380-025","nextCode":"380-027","transcript":[{"start":1.01,"end":11.46,"text":"I spoke to Ambassador Terry Shelton."},{"start":11.48,"end":12.61,"text":"He asked that I express to you personally his gratitude."},{"start":115.86,"end":125.77,"text":"Will you tell the office that, uh, you can get Mr. Williams and Westerman in our home, please?"},{"start":125.79,"end":127.69,"text":"If you don't tell, uh, Sheriff Warren and my son that I talked to Williams in the phone, right?"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull discussed the relief efforts following the recent earthquake in Nicaragua, specifically noting Ambassador Turner B. Shelton's gratitude for the administration's support. Nixon also provided instructions to facilitate follow-up telephone communications with Maurice J. Williams. Furthermore, the President emphasized maintaining discretion regarding his prior contacts with Williams, requesting that this information not be shared with Gerald L. Warren.","topics":["Nicaragua earthquake","disaster relief","presidential scheduling","Turner B. Shelton","Maurice J. Williams","confidentiality"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T17:37:49.874Z"},"topicSlugs":["nicaragua-earthquake","disaster-relief","presidential-scheduling","turner-b-shelton","maurice-j-williams","confidentiality"],"audioDurationSec":145,"audioFiles":[{"file":"380-026.mp3","bytes":3480761,"durationSec":144.88,"bitrate":192201,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:44.876Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:30.083Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/380-026.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/380-026","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/380/conversation-380-026","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}