{"conversationCode":"639-021","tapeNumber":639,"conversationNumber":21,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-639-021","startDateTime":"1971-12-18T22:28:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-12-18T22:28:00.000Z","startDate":"18-Dec-1971","startTime":"5:28 PM","endDate":"18-Dec-1971","endTime":"5:28 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On December 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:28 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 639-021 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. 639-021\n\nDate: December 18, 1971\nTime: 5:28 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n     President's schedule\n           -Smithsonian Institute\n                 Departure\n                 -Timing\n                 -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon\n                 -Press\n                 -Car\n\nBull left at 5:28 pm.\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542","filename":["639-021.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:05:52","tapeEnd":"02:07:35","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"639-020","nextCode":"639-022","transcript":[{"start":0.98,"end":1.22,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":1.8,"end":2.92,"text":"I'll be going to the Superstar."},{"start":2.94,"end":4.56,"text":"We can park there about 8-6 o'clock."},{"start":4.58,"end":6.3,"text":"6 o'clock is on the latest weekend."},{"start":6.36,"end":6.98,"text":"Johnston, I will."},{"start":7,"end":7.18,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":7.22,"end":11.24,"text":"And, uh, you can inform the press that they can get involved with the Superstar."},{"start":11.27,"end":11.71,"text":"All right."},{"start":11.85,"end":12.11,"text":"All right."},{"start":12.19,"end":12.38,"text":"All right."},{"start":12.4,"end":12.77,"text":"All right."},{"start":12.93,"end":13.71,"text":"All right."},{"start":13.89,"end":14.27,"text":"All right."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to coordinate logistics for the President's upcoming visit to the Smithsonian Institution's 'Superstar' exhibition. The discussion focused on the departure timing, transportation arrangements, and the involvement of First Lady Pat Nixon. They also established guidelines for communicating with the press regarding the event.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","Smithsonian Institution","Pat Nixon","Press relations","Logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T01:37:07.884Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","smithsonian-institution","pat-nixon","press-relations","logistics"],"audioDurationSec":33,"audioFiles":[{"file":"639-021.mp3","bytes":1308672,"durationSec":32.62,"bitrate":320952,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.662Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:11.554Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/639-021.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/639-021","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/639/conversation-639-021","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}