{"conversationCode":"442-052","tapeNumber":442,"conversationNumber":52,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-442-052","startDateTime":"1973-06-04T23:47:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-06-05T00:40:00.000Z","startDate":"4-Jun-1973","startTime":"7:47 PM","endDate":"4-Jun-1973","endTime":"8:40 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 7:47 pm and 8:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 442-052 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. 442-052\n\nDate: June 4, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 7:47 pm and 8:40 pm\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\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 126-127 (.pdf page 131-132). 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\nBull left at an unknown time before 8:40 pm.","filename":["442-052.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"442-051","nextCode":"442-053","transcript":[{"start":0.88,"end":19.22,"text":"I just see a bronze letter out there, so I want to check it."},{"start":19.24,"end":19.64,"text":"Come over here, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, in the Old Executive Office Building to review correspondence. The discussion centered on a specific letter, described as a bronze-colored document, that had been brought to the President's attention. Bull assisted Nixon in locating and inspecting the item during the brief exchange.","topics":["Presidential correspondence","Stephen B. Bull","White House operations","Administrative tasks"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T20:29:29.536Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-correspondence","stephen-b-bull","white-house-operations","administrative-tasks"],"audioDurationSec":25,"audioFiles":[{"file":"442-052.mp3","bytes":800768,"durationSec":24.91,"bitrate":257205,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.739Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:41.364Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/442-052.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/442-052","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/442/conversation-442-052","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}