{"conversationCode":"531-010","tapeNumber":531,"conversationNumber":10,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-531-010","startDateTime":"1971-06-28T20:52:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-06-28T20:54:00.000Z","startDate":"28-Jun-1971","startTime":"4:52 PM","endDate":"28-Jun-1971","endTime":"4:54 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kriegsman, William E.; Bull, Stephen B.; Whitaker, John C.; White House photographer;","description":"On June 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, William E. Kriegsman, Stephen B. Bull, John C. Whitaker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:52 pm to 4:54 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 531-010 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. 531-10\nDate: June 28, 1971\nTime: 4:52 pm - 4:54 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with William E. Kriegsman, Stephen B. Bull, John C. Whitaker; the White\nHouse photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting.\n\n     Arrangements for photograph\n\n     President's autograph\n           -Pen\n\n     Kriegsman's calls to Bryce N. Harlow\n\nKriegsman, et al., left at 4:54 pm.","filename":["531-010.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:22:33","tapeEnd":"00:25:00","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Kriegsman, William E.","Bull, Stephen B.","Whitaker, John C.","White House photographer"],"prevCode":"531-009","nextCode":"531-011","transcript":[{"start":4.55,"end":16.15,"text":"Well, it is."},{"start":25.2,"end":27.82,"text":"Another one of mine, Olivia, who was losing her car over here."},{"start":27.84,"end":28.18,"text":"It was over here."},{"start":28.2,"end":28.44,"text":"Yeah, right."},{"start":28.46,"end":28.6,"text":"Almost."},{"start":28.62,"end":29.48,"text":"President, do you mind signing this for me?"},{"start":29.5,"end":30.14,"text":"No, I'm not going to."},{"start":30.16,"end":30.64,"text":"You're going to take it."},{"start":94.01,"end":112.61,"text":"Sir, I want you to know that, really, that he's like Bryce Hartman."},{"start":112.63,"end":115.97,"text":"I call him every day to pick his brains."},{"start":116.05,"end":116.71,"text":"He's been strong."},{"start":116.73,"end":117.03,"text":"I know, I know."},{"start":117.05,"end":117.89,"text":"Well, you've been extremely helpful to us."},{"start":117.91,"end":118.27,"text":"I appreciate that."},{"start":118.29,"end":119.45,"text":"I know some of his ruffles he was going through."},{"start":119.47,"end":120.75,"text":"What was that last you were here?"},{"start":120.77,"end":121.36,"text":"He's all bad, isn't he?"},{"start":121.38,"end":122.48,"text":"He's worse over, isn't he?"},{"start":122.5,"end":123.68,"text":"He's bad until we know more about him."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with William E. Kriegsman, Stephen B. Bull, and John C. Whitaker to facilitate a photo opportunity and sign an autograph for a staff member. During the brief exchange, the participants discussed the ongoing political counsel provided by Bryce N. Harlow. The meeting concluded after these logistical arrangements were settled.","topics":["White House administration","Bryce N. Harlow","Presidential autograph","Staff relations","Photo opportunity"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T23:08:54.328Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-administration","bryce-n-harlow","presidential-autograph","staff-relations","photo-opportunity"],"audioDurationSec":138,"audioFiles":[{"file":"531-010.mp3","bytes":5516852,"durationSec":137.78,"bitrate":320331,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.011Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/531-010.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/531-010","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/531/conversation-531-010","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}