{"conversationCode":"386-008","tapeNumber":386,"conversationNumber":8,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-386-008","startDateTime":"1972-12-05T23:44:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-06T00:35:00.000Z","startDate":"5-Dec-1972","startTime":"6:44 PM","endDate":"5-Dec-1972","endTime":"7:35 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On December 5, 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 6:44 pm and 7:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 386-008 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. 386-8\n\nDate: December 5, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 6:44 pm and 7:35 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       The President’s schedule\n            -Camp David\n                  -Helicopter\n            -Reception for California administration officials\n                  -Dinner\n                         -Seating arrangements\n                               -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman\n                               -Hand-shaking\n                               -Haldeman\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 7:35 pm.","filename":["386-008.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"386-007","nextCode":"386-009","transcript":[{"start":1.01,"end":21.38,"text":"... ... ... ... ..."},{"start":29.16,"end":58.32,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":59.23,"end":64.01,"text":"... ... ... ... ..."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistical arrangements for upcoming events. The discussion focused on scheduling travel to Camp David via helicopter and planning the seating arrangements and protocol for a reception and dinner honoring California administration officials. Specific attention was given to the role of H.R. Haldeman in managing these functions and overseeing guest interactions.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","Camp David","H.R. Haldeman","Event planning","California administration officials"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T17:49:04.332Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","camp-david","h-r-haldeman","event-planning","california-administration-officials"],"audioDurationSec":76,"audioFiles":[{"file":"386-008.mp3","bytes":1831909,"durationSec":76.19,"bitrate":192360,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:45.437Z","transcriptGapSeconds":50,"transcriptGapShare":0.65,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/386-008.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/386-008","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/386/conversation-386-008","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}