{"conversationCode":"499-005","tapeNumber":499,"conversationNumber":5,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-499-005","startDateTime":"1971-05-14T13:50:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-05-14T13:55:00.000Z","startDate":"14-May-1971","startTime":"9:50 AM","endDate":"14-May-1971","endTime":"9:55 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On May 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:55 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 499-005 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. 499-5\n\nDate: May 14, 1971\nTime: 9:50 am - unknown before 9:55 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n     President's schedule\n           -John McCowan\n                 -Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon's meeting\n                 -Alexander P. Butterfield\n                 -Wife\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 9:55 am.","filename":["499-005.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:43:05","tapeEnd":"00:43:35","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"499-004","nextCode":"499-006","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":4.3,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":4.32,"end":6.61,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":6.63,"end":10.66,"text":"Mrs. Mason will have a seat with you at 3 o'clock."},{"start":10.68,"end":10.78,"text":"Okay."},{"start":10.8,"end":11.04,"text":"Is he alone?"},{"start":11.06,"end":11.12,"text":"No."},{"start":11.14,"end":11.36,"text":"Now, Alice."},{"start":11.38,"end":11.76,"text":"Alice, where is he?"},{"start":11.78,"end":12.3,"text":"I mean, has he got a wife?"},{"start":12.32,"end":12.48,"text":"No, sir."},{"start":12.5,"end":12.85,"text":"Just by himself."},{"start":12.87,"end":13.47,"text":"That's very different."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the scheduling of several upcoming appointments, including meetings for Pat Nixon and John McCowan. The President specifically inquired about the status and personal circumstances of certain guests to ensure appropriate meeting arrangements. The discussion concluded with adjustments to the President's daily agenda to accommodate these interactions.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","Pat Nixon","John McCowan","White House operations","Alexander P. Butterfield"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T22:16:30.104Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","pat-nixon","john-mccowan","white-house-operations","alexander-p-butterfield"],"audioDurationSec":14,"audioFiles":[{"file":"499-005.mp3","bytes":554632,"durationSec":13.72,"bitrate":323435,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:49.683Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/499-005.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/499-005","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/499/conversation-499-005","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}