{"conversationCode":"434-031","tapeNumber":434,"conversationNumber":31,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-434-031","startDateTime":"1973-05-11T19:22:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-11T19:35:00.000Z","startDate":"11-May-1973","startTime":"3:22 PM","endDate":"11-May-1973","endTime":"3:35 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On May 11, 1973, 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 3:22 pm and 3:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 434-031 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. 434-31\n\nDate: May 11, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 3:22 pm and 3:35 pm\nLocation: Old Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       Delivery of material\n\f                                               -35-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                             Conversation No. 434-9 (cont’d)\n\n       President’s schedule\n              -Monday\n                      -Haile Selassie\n                             -State visit\n                      -Nelson A. Rockefeller\n                             -Water commissioner meeting\n                             -New York city politics\n                             -Study Commission on Third Century America\n                                      -Chairman\n                      -Mrs. Roberto Clemente\n                             -Presidential Citizens medal\n                             -Bill signing\n                      -Winston Lord\n                             -Farewell call\n                      -Donald D. Clancy\n                             -Ohio\n                             -Unknown woman’s gift presentation to President\n                      -Rockefeller\n              -Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo\n                      -Location\n              -Departure for Camp David\n                      -Helicopter\n              -Bill signing\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 3:35 pm.","filename":["434-031.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"434-030","nextCode":"434-032","transcript":[{"start":0.27,"end":21.72,"text":"Okay."},{"start":21.74,"end":21.84,"text":"Okay."},{"start":28.43,"end":48,"text":"I just heard him ask you about the money from Wednesday, but we can wait to get Selassie the next weekend."},{"start":48.02,"end":48.52,"text":"He'll be here on Tuesday."},{"start":48.54,"end":50.24,"text":"The water commissioner made a commission meeting, something like that, in Washington."},{"start":50.26,"end":51.06,"text":"He requested to meet with you on Monday."},{"start":51.08,"end":51.5,"text":"But his request is..."},{"start":54.13,"end":81.02,"text":"in the New York City quarter situation in the study commission of the third century of America, which is going to be the chairman of New York in the past 30 years."},{"start":81.03,"end":81.78,"text":"Do you like to keep the warning free?"},{"start":81.8,"end":81.9,"text":"Sure."},{"start":81.92,"end":83.06,"text":"All right, so here are a couple of the new city controls."},{"start":83.08,"end":84.04,"text":"One, presentation, presidential citizen's medal."},{"start":84.54,"end":111.1,"text":"And at the same time, sign a bill that provides for striking up Roberto for many medals."},{"start":111.12,"end":111.66,"text":"We can do that around here."},{"start":111.68,"end":112.22,"text":"You saw Winston Lord today."},{"start":112.24,"end":113.1,"text":"Someone suggested you have a farewell call."},{"start":113.12,"end":113.48,"text":"I think that's it."},{"start":113.5,"end":113.8,"text":"That did, yeah."},{"start":113.82,"end":114.34,"text":"I went in and I saw that ."},{"start":115.66,"end":139.22,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":139.24,"end":139.44,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":145.12,"end":169.22,"text":"We're looking to see if he's outside."},{"start":169.24,"end":169.62,"text":"I don't believe it."},{"start":169.64,"end":170.14,"text":"We may leave around 4.30."},{"start":170.16,"end":170.75,"text":"I think I'm around 4 or 4.30."},{"start":170.76,"end":171.34,"text":"Do you want a helicopter now?"},{"start":171.37,"end":172.25,"text":"Well, I don't know until I see a helicopter."},{"start":172.27,"end":174.27,"text":"I don't know until I see a helicopter."},{"start":174.91,"end":181.29,"text":"I'm not sure what time it is, but we're going to sign it at 3.30 on this year."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull reviewed the President’s upcoming schedule for the following Monday, focusing on a variety of diplomatic and domestic appointments. Key agenda items included a state visit by Haile Selassie, a meeting with Nelson Rockefeller regarding the Study Commission on Third Century America, and a ceremony to honor Mrs. Roberto Clemente. The two also coordinated logistics for Nixon’s travel plans to Camp David, specifically discussing the timing of a helicopter departure.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","Nelson Rockefeller","Haile Selassie","Roberto Clemente","Logistics","Camp David"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T19:59:06.075Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","nelson-rockefeller","haile-selassie","roberto-clemente","logistics","camp-david"],"audioDurationSec":187,"audioFiles":[{"file":"434-031.mp3","bytes":5982208,"durationSec":186.83,"bitrate":256160,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.424Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:39.859Z","transcriptGapSeconds":142,"transcriptGapShare":0.76,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/434-031.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/434-031","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/434/conversation-434-031","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). 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