{"conversationCode":"555-008","tapeNumber":555,"conversationNumber":8,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-555-008","startDateTime":"1971-08-05T19:21:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-08-05T19:23:00.000Z","startDate":"5-Aug-1971","startTime":"3:21 PM","endDate":"5-Aug-1971","endTime":"3:23 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On August 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:21 pm and 3:23 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 555-008 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. 555-8\n\nDate: August 5, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 3:21 pm and 3:23 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n     President's schedule\n           -Forthcoming meeting\n                 -John B. Connally\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 3:23 pm.","filename":["555-008.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:25:04","tapeEnd":"02:26:42","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"555-007","nextCode":"555-009","transcript":[{"start":0.59,"end":4.9,"text":"I'm sorry."},{"start":4.92,"end":6.29,"text":"I opened the door in mid-sentence when you started to ask something."},{"start":6.31,"end":6.97,"text":"I hope it didn't make it awkward."},{"start":57.61,"end":68.39,"text":"So there's comics here."},{"start":68.41,"end":68.91,"text":"Just bring them right in."},{"start":68.93,"end":69.07,"text":"Listen."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to briefly discuss administrative logistics regarding the President's upcoming schedule. The primary focus of the discussion concerned the coordination and arrival of Treasury Secretary John B. Connally for a forthcoming meeting. Bull received instructions to facilitate the entry of the Secretary and related materials into the Oval Office.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","John B. Connally","White House administration","Oval Office procedures"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T23:37:33.782Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","john-b-connally","white-house-administration","oval-office-procedures"],"audioDurationSec":70,"audioFiles":[{"file":"555-008.mp3","bytes":2804293,"durationSec":69.96,"bitrate":320668,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.011Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/555-008.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/555-008","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/555/conversation-555-008","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}