{"conversationCode":"470-017","tapeNumber":470,"conversationNumber":17,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-470-017","startDateTime":"1971-03-19T18:08:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-03-19T18:30:00.000Z","startDate":"19-Mar-1971","startTime":"1:08 PM","endDate":"19-Mar-1971","endTime":"1:30 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On March 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:08 pm and 1:30 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 470-017 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":1,"chronRelease":"First Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"5-Oct-1999","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 470-17\n\nDate: March 19, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 1:08 pm and 1:30 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull\n\n     President’s schedule\n          -Arthur F. Burns\n          -Thomas E. Dewey funeral\n                -Departure time\n                      -Weather in New York\n           -Burns meeting\n                -Length\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 1:30 pm","filename":["470-017.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:56:38","tapeEnd":"03:57:15","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"470-016","nextCode":"470-018","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":11.53,"text":"Here's the radio in New York, sir."},{"start":11.55,"end":17.21,"text":"It's just that we leave at 10 past 2 rather than quarter past, so we've got to get to a quarter past."},{"start":17.23,"end":18.46,"text":"So, Arthur, we should be as close as possible."},{"start":18.48,"end":18.68,"text":"All right."},{"start":18.7,"end":19.04,"text":"Got to get to 45."},{"start":19.06,"end":19.46,"text":"All right, sir."},{"start":19.48,"end":21.7,"text":"Arthur Bird has noticed that you have to depart also."},{"start":21.72,"end":21.92,"text":"All right."},{"start":21.94,"end":23.72,"text":"Just I'll be right on the level to the quarter past."},{"start":23.74,"end":23.84,"text":"Okay."},{"start":23.86,"end":24.06,"text":"All right."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to coordinate logistical details for the President’s upcoming schedule, specifically regarding a meeting with Arthur F. Burns and attendance at Thomas E. Dewey's funeral. The discussion focused on fine-tuning departure times to accommodate weather conditions in New York. The two finalized the timing for these engagements to ensure efficient travel and meeting management.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","Arthur F. Burns","Thomas E. Dewey","Logistics","Air travel"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T21:26:59.194Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","arthur-f-burns","thomas-e-dewey","logistics","air-travel"],"audioDurationSec":25,"audioFiles":[{"file":"470-017.mp3","bytes":601860,"durationSec":25.01,"bitrate":192552,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:47.663Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:46.224Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/470-017.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/470-017","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/470/conversation-470-017","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}