{"conversationCode":"435-036","tapeNumber":435,"conversationNumber":36,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-435-036","startDateTime":"1973-05-14T21:08:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-14T21:15:00.000Z","startDate":"14-May-1973","startTime":"5:08 PM","endDate":"14-May-1973","endTime":"5:15 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On May 14, 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 5:08 pm and 5:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 435-036 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. 435-36\n\nDate: May 15, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 5:08 pm and 5:15 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       President’s schedule\n              -Election reform speech\n                      -Sixth draft\n\f                                               -26-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                      -Taping of message on election reform, May 16 [?]\n               -Meeting\n                      -[First name unknown] Capizano [?]\n                      -J. Fred Buzhardt [?]\n               -Meeting\n                      -Bangladesh envoys\n                      -Henry A. Kissinger’s recommendations\n               -Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] [?]\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 5:15 pm.","filename":["435-036.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"435-035","nextCode":"435-037","transcript":[{"start":17.45,"end":45.63,"text":"Thank you very much."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull reviewed the President’s upcoming schedule, specifically focusing on the sixth draft of an election reform speech and the arrangements for recording a message on the topic. They further coordinated appointments involving J. Fred Buzhardt, potential meetings with Bangladesh envoys based on Henry Kissinger’s recommendations, and matters regarding the FBI. This discussion served to organize the President’s administrative priorities and logistical preparations for diplomatic and legislative engagements.","topics":["Election reform","Presidential scheduling","J. Fred Buzhardt","Bangladesh","Henry Kissinger","FBI"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T20:03:01.758Z"},"topicSlugs":["election-reform","presidential-scheduling","j-fred-buzhardt","bangladesh","henry-kissinger","fbi"],"audioDurationSec":50,"audioFiles":[{"file":"435-036.mp3","bytes":1619968,"durationSec":50.48,"bitrate":256730,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.739Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:40.055Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/435-036.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/435-036","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/435/conversation-435-036","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}