{"conversationCode":"434-001","tapeNumber":434,"conversationNumber":1,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-434-001","startDateTime":"1973-05-09T21:00:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-09T21:05:00.000Z","startDate":"9-May-1973","startTime":"5:00 PM","endDate":"9-May-1973","endTime":"5:05 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On May 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:00 pm to 5:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 434-001 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 434-1\n\nDate: May 9, 1973\nTime: 5:00 pm - 5:05 pm\nLocation: Old Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       President’s schedule\n              -Meeting with Hugh Scott and Leslie C. Arends\n                      -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.’s recommendation\n                      -Cabinet meeting\n                      -Length\n\nBull left at 5:05 pm.","filename":["434-001.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"433-089","nextCode":"434-002","transcript":[{"start":1.67,"end":7.68,"text":"Okay."},{"start":7.7,"end":8,"text":"Very important."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate his upcoming schedule and manage key political engagements. They discussed a planned meeting with Hugh Scott and Leslie C. Arends, incorporating recommendations from Alexander M. Haig, Jr. regarding the briefing's duration and structure. The conversation focused on logistical preparations for this high-level session and an impending Cabinet meeting.","topics":["Presidential schedule","Hugh Scott","Leslie C. Arends","Alexander M. Haig Jr.","Cabinet meeting","White House logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T19:56:31.201Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","hugh-scott","leslie-c-arends","alexander-m-haig-jr","cabinet-meeting","white-house-logistics"],"audioDurationSec":48,"audioFiles":[{"file":"434-001.mp3","bytes":1544192,"durationSec":48.15,"bitrate":256581,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.424Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/434-001.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/434-001","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/434/conversation-434-001","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}