{"conversationCode":"387-009","tapeNumber":387,"conversationNumber":9,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-387-009","startDateTime":"1972-12-05T18:09:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-05T18:10:00.000Z","startDate":"5-Dec-1972","startTime":"1:09 PM","endDate":"5-Dec-1972","endTime":"1:10 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","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 from 1:09 pm to 1:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 387-009 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. 387-9\n\nDate: December 5, 1972\nTime: 1:09 pm - 1:10 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n[See Conversation No. 34-22]\n\f                                            -43-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM","filename":["387-009.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"387-008","nextCode":"387-010","transcript":[{"start":0.5,"end":23.43,"text":"With regard to these arrangements, I'm going to work the whole thing out."},{"start":23.45,"end":24.59,"text":"Getting along all right, any other problems arising?"},{"start":29.44,"end":31.98,"text":"Fine, fine."},{"start":32,"end":36.51,"text":"But you know, we're ready to do it again."},{"start":36.65,"end":37.6,"text":"OK, fine, take that."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to conduct a brief check-in regarding ongoing administrative arrangements and logistical oversight. Nixon inquired about any potential issues arising within the staff's operations to ensure organizational stability. The conversation concluded with the President confirming his readiness to proceed with upcoming tasks and delegating specific follow-up actions to Bull.","topics":["Staff management","Administrative logistics","Presidential operations","Stephen B. Bull"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T17:49:57.065Z"},"topicSlugs":["staff-management","administrative-logistics","presidential-operations","stephen-b-bull"],"audioDurationSec":44,"audioFiles":[{"file":"387-009.mp3","bytes":1049465,"durationSec":43.59,"bitrate":192621,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:45.438Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:31.432Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/387-009.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/387-009","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/387/conversation-387-009","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}