{"conversationCode":"440-030","tapeNumber":440,"conversationNumber":30,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-440-030","startDateTime":"1973-05-24T16:57:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-24T17:00:00.000Z","startDate":"24-May-1973","startTime":"12:57 PM","endDate":"24-May-1973","endTime":"1:00 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On May 24, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:57 pm to 1:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-030 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. 440-30\n\nDate: May 24, 1973\nTime: 12:57 pm -1:00 pm\nLocation: Old Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\f                                             -22-\n\n                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                          Conversation No. 440-30 (cont’d)\n\n       President’s schedule\n              -Cabinet\n              -Elliot L. Richardson’s swearing-in\n                      -Warren E. Burger\n                      -Prisoners of war [POW} event\n                             -Weather\n              -[President’s State Department briefing]\n                      -Henry A. Kissinger\n                      -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n                      -Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft\n              -President’s remarks\n                      -Haig\n\nBull left at 1:00 pm.","filename":["440-030.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"440-029","nextCode":"440-031","transcript":[{"start":37.98,"end":44.56,"text":"Okay, well, it will be all in George's hand."},{"start":44.58,"end":45.24,"text":"Steve?"},{"start":45.26,"end":45.62,"text":"Yes, sir?"},{"start":48.07,"end":50.35,"text":"I think probably him, he'll ride over with me."},{"start":69.69,"end":71.19,"text":"He made the decision."},{"start":71.21,"end":75.32,"text":"Henry doesn't have any participation in this thing today, otherwise."},{"start":76.98,"end":79.11,"text":"I know that."},{"start":79.13,"end":83.16,"text":"Well, let him know."},{"start":83.18,"end":84.54,"text":"I put that in the agency."},{"start":84.56,"end":87.57,"text":"No, he's not participating in it."},{"start":87.59,"end":87.77,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":87.79,"end":88.53,"text":"It's your reward."},{"start":88.57,"end":89.27,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate logistics for an upcoming Cabinet meeting and the swearing-in ceremony of Elliot L. Richardson. They discussed the involvement of key officials, specifically clarifying that Henry Kissinger would not be participating in the day's scheduled events. Nixon finalized arrangements for transportation and briefed Bull on the expected sequence of activities involving Chief Justice Warren E. Burger and an event for prisoners of war.","topics":["Elliot Richardson","Henry Kissinger","Cabinet meeting","White House logistics","Scheduling","Swearing-in ceremony"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T20:18:08.029Z"},"topicSlugs":["elliot-richardson","henry-kissinger","cabinet-meeting","white-house-logistics","scheduling","swearing-in-ceremony"],"audioDurationSec":114,"audioFiles":[{"file":"440-030.mp3","bytes":3639296,"durationSec":113.6,"bitrate":256288,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.739Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:40.963Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/440-030.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/440-030","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/440/conversation-440-030","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}