{"conversationCode":"496-006","tapeNumber":496,"conversationNumber":6,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-496-006","startDateTime":"1971-05-10T16:48:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-05-10T16:57:00.000Z","startDate":"10-May-1971","startTime":"12:48 PM","endDate":"10-May-1971","endTime":"12:57 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On May 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:48 pm and 12:57 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 496-006 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. 496-006\n\nDate: May 10, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 12:48 pm and 12:57 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n     President's schedule\n           -Meeting with Henry A. Kissinger\n                 -Time\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 12:57 pm","filename":["496-006.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:25:20","tapeEnd":"00:26:07","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"496-005","nextCode":"496-007","transcript":[{"start":7.34,"end":21.54,"text":"If not, we can arrange it later."},{"start":21.56,"end":23.48,"text":"I don't worry about this."},{"start":23.5,"end":23.96,"text":"I don't really care."},{"start":23.98,"end":26.08,"text":"230 is an alternate number."},{"start":26.1,"end":26.18,"text":"Why?"},{"start":26.2,"end":28.75,"text":"You said 230 has an alternate number."},{"start":28.77,"end":29.89,"text":"Well, let's wait and see."},{"start":29.91,"end":31.05,"text":"Let's just see what the situation is."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met briefly in the Oval Office to coordinate administrative logistics regarding the President's daily schedule. The discussion focused on finalizing the timing of an upcoming meeting with Henry Kissinger and managing potential scheduling alternatives. No major policy decisions were made, as the exchange remained limited to clarifying logistical arrangements for the afternoon.","topics":["Presidential Schedule","Henry Kissinger","White House Logistics","Time Management","Administrative Coordination"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T22:12:08.910Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","henry-kissinger","white-house-logistics","time-management","administrative-coordination"],"audioDurationSec":32,"audioFiles":[{"file":"496-006.mp3","bytes":1265178,"durationSec":31.5,"bitrate":321361,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:49.346Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:50.867Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/496-006.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/496-006","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/496/conversation-496-006","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}