{"conversationCode":"475-025","tapeNumber":475,"conversationNumber":25,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-475-025","startDateTime":"1971-04-08T21:59:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-04-08T22:13:00.000Z","startDate":"8-Apr-1971","startTime":"4:59 PM","endDate":"8-Apr-1971","endTime":"5:13 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On April 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:59 pm and 5:13 pm. 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Price, Jr.\n          -President’s leaving\n          -Appeal for money\n          -President’s leaving\n\n     Proclamation\n          -Signing\n\n     President’s schedule, April 9, 1971\n          -Meeting with Leonard Garment and Nancy Hanks\n          -George P. Shultz\n\n     Gift for Prime Minister Sir Keith J. Holyoake and Norma (Ingram)Conv.\n                                                                      Holyoake\n                                                                           No. 475-26 (cont.)\n\n     Civil Aeronautics Board [CAB]\n           -Positions\n\n     Judge Thomas F. Murphy\n          -[Alger] Hiss case\n          -Phone call\n          -Judge Murray I. Gurfein\n\n     Shultz meeting\n          -Length\n\n     Meeting with Hanks and Garment\n          -Robert H. Finch\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 5:13 pm","filename":["475-025.mp3"],"tapeStart":"06:18:18","tapeEnd":"06:23:18","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"475-024","nextCode":"475-026","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":7.06,"text":"This president is not a copy-native."},{"start":7.08,"end":8.36,"text":"Not really."},{"start":8.38,"end":9.06,"text":"Maybe he's a bit rather extensive."},{"start":9.08,"end":9.97,"text":"He's more of a friend, a sovereign, sort of."},{"start":9.99,"end":10.49,"text":"Or a goblin, so to speak."},{"start":10.51,"end":11.59,"text":"I don't know what you're talking about, Colson."},{"start":12.48,"end":24.42,"text":"I don't believe it's in the dinner, sir."},{"start":24.44,"end":26.36,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":26.39,"end":29.57,"text":"It's been suggested that the financial pitch be made and actually the part doesn't do the appropriate thing."},{"start":29.59,"end":32.45,"text":"And as such, the day would just follow the format as shown here."},{"start":32.47,"end":33.94,"text":"Then you would include your remarks."},{"start":34.95,"end":53.69,"text":"with words to the effect that you have other work that you have to do tonight."},{"start":53.71,"end":58.08,"text":"You have a breakfast in the morning meeting with your economic leaders, whether you'd like to serve them to your house or to them for the unique benefits that you can serve."},{"start":58.1,"end":58.94,"text":"Rate prices in Oregon have a power of two."},{"start":58.96,"end":59.6,"text":"That's right."},{"start":60.01,"end":71.79,"text":"Flintstone understands that I'm supposed to lead, and so that you have to lead, and if you've got work to do, you've got this practice meeting and other work."},{"start":71.81,"end":74.55,"text":"How do you relate to your official business?"},{"start":74.57,"end":75.13,"text":"But they were welcome."},{"start":75.15,"end":76.78,"text":"And do I brand it?"},{"start":76.8,"end":77.96,"text":"How do you relate?"},{"start":77.98,"end":78.44,"text":"Cigars, whatever."},{"start":78.46,"end":79.28,"text":"We're in the same time."},{"start":93.65,"end":102.81,"text":"Well, why does that stop you then?"},{"start":102.83,"end":107.05,"text":"Oh, sure, whatever you want, but they will make it after I leave the survey, and I will leave."},{"start":107.07,"end":111.68,"text":"I think the point of my argument is that Stone will understand that you have to leave."},{"start":111.7,"end":112.12,"text":"And also, I'm trying."},{"start":112.14,"end":113.78,"text":"I'm not giving them money to get you on your president."},{"start":113.8,"end":115.96,"text":"Well, they can't do it."},{"start":115.98,"end":116.6,"text":"Right."},{"start":116.62,"end":117.14,"text":"I mean, that's what it is."},{"start":117.16,"end":118.45,"text":"What the hell is this?"},{"start":139.38,"end":150.56,"text":"I'd like to see this woman with a lead in her arms sometime."},{"start":150.58,"end":151.4,"text":"Uh, this is Donald Hilliard's, uh, woman."},{"start":151.42,"end":154.62,"text":"Lassie Hanks."},{"start":154.65,"end":154.83,"text":"Yes, yes."},{"start":154.85,"end":155.57,"text":"Lassie Hanks and Lynn Garland."},{"start":155.59,"end":156.89,"text":"I'm going to discrimand her again tomorrow."},{"start":156.91,"end":157.41,"text":"Worried about tomorrow."},{"start":157.43,"end":158.17,"text":"Also, I want George Schultz tomorrow."},{"start":158.54,"end":181,"text":"Here's the kid with the Prime Minister."},{"start":181.02,"end":181.56,"text":"This is what he looks like."},{"start":181.58,"end":185.06,"text":"What do you think?"},{"start":185.09,"end":185.49,"text":"Acknowledged by her?"},{"start":185.5,"end":185.97,"text":"Are these all the same?"},{"start":185.99,"end":186.19,"text":"All right."},{"start":186.21,"end":187.09,"text":"I have something else that I was hoping for."},{"start":187.11,"end":187.59,"text":"By the way, that's fine."},{"start":187.61,"end":188.31,"text":"Let's see if we have any decisions."},{"start":213.89,"end":239.03,"text":"Tell her that Thomas Murphy, who retired, is not the Thomas Murphy detracted in this case."},{"start":244.92,"end":264.02,"text":"All right, that's that."},{"start":265,"end":269.97,"text":"All right."},{"start":275.36,"end":279.26,"text":"because I want to respond to them first."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Stephen B. 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