{"conversationCode":"635-001","tapeNumber":635,"conversationNumber":1,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-635-001","startDateTime":"1971-12-10T13:23:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-12-10T13:38:00.000Z","startDate":"10-Dec-1971","startTime":"8:23 AM","endDate":"10-Dec-1971","endTime":"8:38 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On December 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:23 am and 8:38 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 635-001 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. 635-001\n\nDate: December 10, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 8:23 am and 8:38 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n     The President's schedule\n          -Henry A. Kissinger\n                -Forthcoming meeting\n          -Jerrold L. Schecter interview\n                -Timing\n                -Camp David\n                -Ronald L. Ziegler\n                -Tour\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 8:38 am.","filename":["635-001.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:04:04","tapeEnd":"00:05:52","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"634-020","nextCode":"635-002","transcript":[{"start":1.13,"end":9.2,"text":"I do have a memory coming up on this before the meeting."},{"start":10.3,"end":16.32,"text":"Yes, and the Specter interview, I don't want to do it at noon because I'm not going to hand David until 1."},{"start":16.8,"end":21.27,"text":"If at all, he's very excited."},{"start":21.29,"end":26.21,"text":"So, tell him I'm going to go at 5 o'clock if I can find him for me."},{"start":28.72,"end":31.4,"text":"And I want to see him alone when he comes in."},{"start":35.38,"end":36.95,"text":"I just want to talk to him."},{"start":36.97,"end":38.93,"text":"Do you want to go on a tour on this?"},{"start":38.95,"end":40.17,"text":"Well, I'm going to take him on a tour."},{"start":40.23,"end":41.21,"text":"I'm going to go at 5 o'clock."},{"start":41.23,"end":42.59,"text":"I don't want to do it alone."},{"start":42.69,"end":46.27,"text":"I don't want anybody else waiting at the time."},{"start":46.3,"end":48.6,"text":"It's a better time to walk around in it."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate his daily schedule and manage upcoming appointments. The President adjusted the timing for an interview with Jerrold L. Schecter to 5:00 p.m. at Camp David, specifying that he wanted to conduct the session and provide a tour of the grounds privately. Additionally, Nixon reviewed logistics for a forthcoming meeting with Henry Kissinger to ensure his agenda remained clear of overlapping commitments.","topics":["Presidential schedule","Jerrold L. Schecter","Camp David","Henry Kissinger","White House logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T01:29:03.323Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","jerrold-l-schecter","camp-david","henry-kissinger","white-house-logistics"],"audioDurationSec":54,"audioFiles":[{"file":"635-001.mp3","bytes":546866,"durationSec":54.28,"bitrate":80596,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.362Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:10.982Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/635-001.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/635-001","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/635/conversation-635-001","catalogNaId":417180333,"catalogUrl":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/417180333","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}