{"conversationCode":"630-011","tapeNumber":630,"conversationNumber":11,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-630-011","startDateTime":"1971-12-06T20:08:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-12-06T20:08:00.000Z","startDate":"6-Dec-1971","startTime":"3:08 PM","endDate":"6-Dec-1971","endTime":"3:08 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On December 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 3:08 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 630-011 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. 630-011\n\nDate: December 6, 1971\nTime: 3:08 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n     National Broadcasting Company [NBC] film crew\n          -Cameras\n               -Setup\n\n     Schedule\n          -Open door hour\n          -Drug meeting\n               -Timing\n               -Need to keep things moving\n\nBull left at 3:08 pm.","filename":["630-011.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:19:40","tapeEnd":"01:20:44","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"630-010","nextCode":"630-012","transcript":[{"start":5.38,"end":6.6,"text":"I'm going to bring the cameras again, sir."},{"start":6.64,"end":9.13,"text":"And then we'll go down the road."},{"start":9.15,"end":11.23,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":11.25,"end":13.63,"text":"If we could go into the cellar, we'd like to start that drug meeting in a minute."},{"start":13.85,"end":14.97,"text":"We'll get that out of the way."},{"start":15.21,"end":17.31,"text":"No, we'll never get through with this thing."},{"start":17.35,"end":18.91,"text":"Because you've got to."},{"start":18.93,"end":20.7,"text":"You've got two lads there, don't you?"},{"start":20.72,"end":20.94,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":20.96,"end":21.36,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":23.4,"end":24,"text":"What do we do?"},{"start":24.1,"end":25.24,"text":"That is just a handshake."},{"start":25.3,"end":25.82,"text":"Just a handshake."},{"start":25.84,"end":26.06,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":26.14,"end":26.62,"text":"All right."},{"start":28.5,"end":30.75,"text":"At the drug meeting, though, I'm not going to spend much time with you."},{"start":30.85,"end":33.59,"text":"I want them to know it's been 15 minutes, and you broke something."},{"start":33.61,"end":34.59,"text":"They know it's been 15 minutes, sir."},{"start":34.61,"end":38.61,"text":"So that I can bring others minutes in time for prayer and communion."},{"start":38.83,"end":39.55,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":39.57,"end":42.51,"text":"That's why I thought perhaps we might have to do the drug meeting."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and aide Stephen B. Bull coordinated logistics for upcoming Oval Office activities, specifically focusing on the setup for an NBC film crew. Nixon emphasized the need for strict time management during a scheduled drug policy meeting to ensure he remained on track for subsequent religious observances. The President directed Bull to enforce a fifteen-minute limit on the drug discussion to prevent delays in his schedule.","topics":["NBC","Media relations","Scheduling","Drug policy","Time management"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T01:22:18.996Z"},"topicSlugs":["nbc","media-relations","scheduling","drug-policy","time-management"],"audioDurationSec":43,"audioFiles":[{"file":"630-011.mp3","bytes":1729093,"durationSec":43.08,"bitrate":321099,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.998Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:10.246Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/630-011.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/630-011","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/630/conversation-630-011","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}