{"conversationCode":"438-036","tapeNumber":438,"conversationNumber":36,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-438-036","startDateTime":"1973-05-22T16:50:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-22T16:55:00.000Z","startDate":"22-May-1973","startTime":"12:50 PM","endDate":"22-May-1973","endTime":"12:55 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On May 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:50 pm to 12:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 438-036 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. 438-36\n\nDate: May 22, 1973\nTime: 12:50 pm - 12:55 pm\nLocation: Old Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       Signature items for President\n              -Remarks\n              -Cabinet [?]\n\n       President’s schedule\n              -Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, George H. W.\n               Bush\n                      -Lunch\n\f                                            -40-\n\n                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                           Conversation No. 438-36 (cont’d)\n\n       Henry A. Kissinger’s report\n             -Timing\n\n       Action paper\n\nBull left at 12:55 pm.","filename":["438-036.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"438-035","nextCode":"438-037","transcript":[{"start":0.2,"end":22.07,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":68.29,"end":82.65,"text":"It's a staff break."},{"start":102.01,"end":120.52,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":153.53,"end":154.29,"text":"Okay."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to conduct administrative oversight and address immediate executive workflow requirements. The discussion focused on securing the President’s signature for various remarks and cabinet-related materials, while also coordinating the President’s upcoming lunch schedule with key congressional leadership, including Hugh Scott and Gerald R. Ford. Additionally, the pair reviewed the timing of Henry Kissinger’s reports and processed pending action papers to ensure the efficiency of White House operations.","topics":["White House administration","Congressional relations","Henry Kissinger","Presidential schedule","Executive workflow"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T20:11:02.956Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-administration","congressional-relations","henry-kissinger","presidential-schedule","executive-workflow"],"audioDurationSec":159,"audioFiles":[{"file":"438-036.mp3","bytes":5095424,"durationSec":159.11,"bitrate":256201,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.739Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:40.584Z","transcriptGapSeconds":40,"transcriptGapShare":0.25,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/438-036.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/438-036","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/438/conversation-438-036","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}