{"conversationCode":"482-018","tapeNumber":482,"conversationNumber":18,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-482-018","startDateTime":"1971-04-19T20:34:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-04-19T20:35:00.000Z","startDate":"19-Apr-1971","startTime":"3:34 PM","endDate":"19-Apr-1971","endTime":"3:35 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On April 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:34 pm to 3:35 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 482-018 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. 482-18\n\nDate: April 19, 1971\nTime: 3:34 pm - 3:35 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n[A transcript of the following portion of the conversation was initially prepared for the Watergate\nSpecial Prosecution Force [WSPF] and can be found in Record Group [RG] 460. The Nixon\nPresidential Materials Staff has reviewed the transcript and has made changes as necessary. This\ntranscript has been reviewed under the provisions of the Presidential Recordings and Materials\nPreservation Act of 1974 [PRMPA]. The National Archives does not guarantee its accuracy.]\n\n[End of transcript]\n\nBull left at 3:35 pm.","filename":["482-018.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:50:49","tapeEnd":"02:51:13","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"482-017","nextCode":"482-019","transcript":[{"start":0.27,"end":15.51,"text":"Mr. President, Mrs. Dean, you will introduce these people too, but only, we're going to have a press conference, so only four people, you and Senator Tom Hiddleston and Mrs. Dean will be in the picture."},{"start":15.97,"end":17.99,"text":"The rest will go over there."},{"start":24.3,"end":26.7,"text":"And all we have to do is photograph them with that natural word, sir."},{"start":26.72,"end":26.92,"text":"All right."},{"start":27.73,"end":28.35,"text":"Thank you, Mr. President."},{"start":28.45,"end":29.13,"text":"Thank you, Mr. President."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull discussed the logistics and participant arrangements for an upcoming photo opportunity and press conference. Bull outlined instructions regarding the limited number of individuals permitted in the official photograph, specifically identifying the President, Senator Tom Huddleston, and Mrs. Dean. The President acknowledged these arrangements before concluding the brief planning session.","topics":["White House logistics","Photo opportunity","Press conference planning","Stephen B. Bull","Senator Tom Huddleston"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T21:46:26.646Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-logistics","photo-opportunity","press-conference-planning","stephen-b-bull","senator-tom-huddleston"],"audioDurationSec":29,"audioFiles":[{"file":"482-018.mp3","bytes":700916,"durationSec":29.13,"bitrate":192498,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:48.989Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:48.389Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/482-018.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/482-018","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/482/conversation-482-018","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}