{"conversationCode":"481-008","tapeNumber":481,"conversationNumber":8,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-481-008","startDateTime":"1971-04-17T16:49:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-04-17T18:00:00.000Z","startDate":"17-Apr-1971","startTime":"11:49 AM","endDate":"17-Apr-1971","endTime":"1:00 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Bull, Stephen B.; Sanchez, Manolo;","description":"On April 17, 1971, Stephen B. Bull and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:49 am and 1:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 481-008 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. 481-008\n\nDate: April 17, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 11:49 am and 1:00 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nStephen B. Bull met with Manolo Sanchez and an unknown man\n\n     Forthcoming call to Charles Rochester\n\n     Furnishings\n           -General Services Administration [GSA]\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\nBull, Sanchez, and the unknown man left at an unknown time before 1:00 pm","filename":["481-008.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:33:02","tapeEnd":"01:34:27","participantsList":["Bull, Stephen B.","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"481-007","nextCode":"481-009","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":25.65,"text":"Would you like to have a look at the cultural election?"},{"start":27.27,"end":31.17,"text":"What'd you guys think when we set it up?"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"Stephen B. Bull and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office, joined by an unidentified individual, to discuss logistical arrangements regarding forthcoming communications with Charles Rochester. The group also addressed administrative matters concerning office furnishings and coordination with the General Services Administration. The conversation concluded with a brief exchange regarding the setup and appearance of cultural election materials.","topics":["Stephen B. Bull","Manolo Sanchez","Charles Rochester","GSA","Oval Office administration","furnishings"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T21:44:39.532Z"},"topicSlugs":["stephen-b-bull","manolo-sanchez","charles-rochester","gsa","oval-office-administration","furnishings"],"audioDurationSec":57,"audioFiles":[{"file":"481-008.mp3","bytes":1363590,"durationSec":56.75,"bitrate":192224,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:48.989Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:48.211Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/481-008.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/481-008","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/481/conversation-481-008","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}