{"conversationCode":"623-017","tapeNumber":623,"conversationNumber":17,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-623-017","startDateTime":"1971-11-23T20:09:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-11-23T20:10:00.000Z","startDate":"23-Nov-1971","startTime":"3:09 PM","endDate":"23-Nov-1971","endTime":"3:10 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On November 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 3:10 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 623-017 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. 623-017\n\nDate: November 23, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 3:09 pm and 3:10 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n     The President's schedule\n          -Forthcoming meeting\n                -Press attendance\n                      -Ronald L. Ziegler\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 3:10 pm.","filename":["623-017.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:27:32","tapeEnd":"03:27:55","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"623-016","nextCode":"623-018","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":5.7,"text":"Mr. President, do you mind if I take the rest of the room?"},{"start":5.72,"end":6.9,"text":"Yeah, I'm free to consider if you come down for one second."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistical details regarding the President’s upcoming schedule. The discussion focused on managing press attendance for a forthcoming meeting, specifically involving Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief exchange served as a preparatory check to ensure proper media oversight for the event.","topics":["Presidential schedule","White House press corps","Ronald L. Ziegler","Media management","Logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T01:09:15.406Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","white-house-press-corps","ronald-l-ziegler","media-management","logistics"],"audioDurationSec":7,"audioFiles":[{"file":"623-017.mp3","bytes":290816,"durationSec":7.16,"bitrate":325024,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.994Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/623-017.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/623-017","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/623/conversation-623-017","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}