{"conversationCode":"553-004","tapeNumber":553,"conversationNumber":4,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-553-004","startDateTime":"1971-08-02T13:50:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-08-02T13:55:00.000Z","startDate":"2-Aug-1971","startTime":"9:50 AM","endDate":"2-Aug-1971","endTime":"9:55 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On August 2, 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 553-004 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":2,"chronRelease":"Second Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"26-Oct-2000","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 553-4\n\nDate: August 2, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 9:50 am and 9:55 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n     President’s schedule\n           -John B. Connally\n           -George P. Shultz\n           -Gerald L. Warren\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 9:55 am.","filename":["553-004.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:45:17","tapeEnd":"00:45:35","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"553-003","nextCode":"553-005","transcript":[{"start":1.53,"end":6.66,"text":"This is Conrad here."},{"start":6.68,"end":7.46,"text":"Yeah, I know what I did, Mr. President."},{"start":7.48,"end":7.94,"text":"Yeah, I had your fault."},{"start":7.96,"end":8.14,"text":"I'm down."},{"start":8.16,"end":8.52,"text":"I worked too hard."},{"start":8.54,"end":10.55,"text":"Well, if he's going to be down here in the morning, he's going to have to see you for a moment, sir."},{"start":10.57,"end":11.14,"text":"He's taking some extra days."},{"start":11.16,"end":11.36,"text":"All right."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate logistics regarding the President's upcoming schedule and appointments. The discussion centered on arrangements for meetings with key officials, including John B. Connally, George P. Shultz, and Gerald L. Warren. Bull provided updates on the availability and status of these individuals to ensure the President's morning agenda remained organized.","topics":["Presidential schedule","John B. Connally","George P. Shultz","Gerald L. Warren","White House logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T23:35:38.363Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","john-b-connally","george-p-shultz","gerald-l-warren","white-house-logistics"],"audioDurationSec":19,"audioFiles":[{"file":"553-004.mp3","bytes":766750,"durationSec":19.02,"bitrate":322519,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.011Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/553-004.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/553-004","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/553/conversation-553-004","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}