{"conversationCode":"611-009","tapeNumber":611,"conversationNumber":9,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-611-009","startDateTime":"1971-11-02T17:27:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-11-02T17:31:00.000Z","startDate":"2-Nov-1971","startTime":"12:27 PM","endDate":"2-Nov-1971","endTime":"12:31 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On November 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:27 pm and 12:31 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 611-009 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. 611-9\n\nDate: November 2, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 12:27 pm and 12:31 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n     The President's schedule\n          -Gerald R. Ford\n          -Alexander R. Larzelere\n               -Family\n\nBull left at 12:31 pm.","filename":["611-009.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:55:12","tapeEnd":"03:55:37","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"611-008","nextCode":"611-010","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":7.95,"text":"Hello, Mr. President."},{"start":8.81,"end":9.95,"text":"I'm Congressman Ford."},{"start":9.97,"end":12.77,"text":"It's in Detroit."},{"start":14.06,"end":15.34,"text":"Oh, I heard it's not in Michigan."},{"start":15.36,"end":16.22,"text":"It's right on the track where it was."},{"start":16.24,"end":16.44,"text":"All right."},{"start":16.46,"end":17.28,"text":"All right."},{"start":17.3,"end":18.04,"text":"We'll try it again."},{"start":18.06,"end":19.61,"text":"We'll try it on."},{"start":19.63,"end":19.83,"text":"All right."},{"start":19.85,"end":21.11,"text":"Here's just a quick courtesy."},{"start":21.13,"end":22.37,"text":"I mean, the first one is the new Coast Guard agent on the job."},{"start":22.39,"end":22.97,"text":"He has three sons and a wife."},{"start":22.99,"end":23.89,"text":"He might want to give them a little training."},{"start":23.91,"end":24.11,"text":"All right."},{"start":24.13,"end":24.33,"text":"All right."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with aide Stephen B. Bull to review logistical details regarding upcoming administrative appointments and scheduling. The discussion focused on confirming the location of a meeting involving Congressman Gerald R. Ford and reviewing the background of Alexander R. Larzelere, a new Coast Guard representative. Nixon specifically requested information regarding Larzelere’s family to facilitate appropriate protocol during their professional engagement.","topics":["Presidential Scheduling","Gerald R. Ford","Alexander R. Larzelere","Coast Guard","Administrative Appointments"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T00:42:01.713Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","gerald-r-ford","alexander-r-larzelere","coast-guard","administrative-appointments"],"audioDurationSec":29,"audioFiles":[{"file":"611-009.mp3","bytes":1156489,"durationSec":28.79,"bitrate":321405,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.995Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/611-009.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/611-009","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/611/conversation-611-009","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}