{"conversationCode":"442-031","tapeNumber":442,"conversationNumber":31,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-442-031","startDateTime":"1973-06-04T18:37:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-06-04T18:50:00.000Z","startDate":"4-Jun-1973","startTime":"2:37 PM","endDate":"4-Jun-1973","endTime":"2:50 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On June 4, 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 2:37 pm and 2:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 442-031 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. 442-031\n\nDate: June 4, 1973\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\nTime: Unknown between 2:37 pm and 2:50 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n[A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was initially prepared for the\nWatergate Special Prosecution Force (WSPF) and can be found in Record Group (RG) 460, Box\n172, “Transcript Prepared by the Impeachment Inquiry Staff for the House Judiciary\nCommittee…,” pages 43-44 (.pdf pages 47-48). The Nixon Presidential Materials Staff\nreviewed the transcript and made changes as necessary. This transcript has been reviewed under\nthe provisions of the Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act of 1974 (PRMPA).\nThe National Archives does not guarantee its accuracy.]\n\n[Begin transcribed portion]\n\n[End transcribed portion]\n\n       White House tapes\n             -Review\n                     -Preparation\n                            -Logs\n                            -Bull\n\n[Resume transcribed portion]\n\n[End transcribed portion]\n\n       White House tapes\n             -Review\n                     -Log\n                              -President’s use\n                              -Telephone [?]\n                       -March 6, 1973\n                              -Ronald L. Ziegler’s memorandum\n                       -Telephone calls\n                       -March 13, 1973\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\n                                -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n\n[Resume transcribed portion]\n\n[End transcribed portion]\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 2:50 pm.","filename":["442-031.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"442-030","nextCode":"442-032","transcript":[{"start":2.65,"end":19.36,"text":"I thought what I'd do is I'd sit outside and set them up."},{"start":19.38,"end":20.02,"text":"I'll just change the recordings."},{"start":20.04,"end":20.38,"text":"You sit in there."},{"start":20.4,"end":20.74,"text":"This is my space."},{"start":21.51,"end":47.03,"text":"I have a copy of the law of prevention."},{"start":47.05,"end":47.33,"text":"This is the..."},{"start":47.35,"end":47.79,"text":"I don't need that now."},{"start":47.81,"end":48.29,"text":"I want to make the call."},{"start":48.31,"end":48.65,"text":"I'm going to try."},{"start":51.82,"end":70.47,"text":"That's good."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to coordinate the administrative process of reviewing and organizing White House tape recordings and associated logs. The discussion focused on establishing physical workspace arrangements for staff members to manage these sensitive materials. This meeting served as a practical step in the ongoing efforts to inventory and categorize presidential recordings, specifically referencing logs from March 1973.","topics":["White House Tapes","Tape Review","Administrative Procedures","Records Management","Stephen B. 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