{"conversationCode":"406-047","tapeNumber":406,"conversationNumber":47,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-406-047","startDateTime":"1973-01-31T02:40:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-01-31T02:41:00.000Z","startDate":"30-Jan-1973","startTime":"9:40 PM","endDate":"30-Jan-1973","endTime":"9:41 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On January 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:40 pm to 9:41 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 406-047 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":"5.3","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part III","chronReleaseDate":"23-Jun-2009","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 406-47\n\nDate: January 30, 1973\nTime: 9:40 pm - 9:41 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nStephen B. Bull talked with President.\n\n[See Conversation No. 36-135]","filename":["406-047.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"406-046","nextCode":"406-048","transcript":[{"start":34.35,"end":35.16,"text":"Also, I have a cannon."},{"start":35.18,"end":43.48,"text":"I have one in the parking lot."},{"start":43.5,"end":43.8,"text":"It's a big one."},{"start":43.82,"end":44.35,"text":"I'd like to try to get it."},{"start":44.37,"end":44.57,"text":"All right."},{"start":44.59,"end":44.79,"text":"All right."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull engage in a brief, informal exchange regarding the acquisition of a cannon currently located in a parking lot. The President expresses interest in obtaining the item, and Bull acknowledges the request. The conversation concludes with a mutual agreement to proceed with securing the artifact.","topics":["Artifacts","Personal property","Stephen B. Bull","Acquisitions"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T18:31:37.535Z"},"topicSlugs":["artifacts","personal-property","stephen-b-bull","acquisitions"],"audioDurationSec":50,"audioFiles":[{"file":"406-047.mp3","bytes":1197448,"durationSec":49.76,"bitrate":192515,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:46.738Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/406-047.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/406-047","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/406/conversation-406-047","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}