{"conversationCode":"639-024","tapeNumber":639,"conversationNumber":24,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-639-024","startDateTime":"1971-12-18T21:43:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-12-18T22:03:00.000Z","startDate":"18-Dec-1971","startTime":"4:43 PM","endDate":"18-Dec-1971","endTime":"5:03 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","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 an unknown time between 4:43 pm and 5:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 639-024 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. 639-024\n\nDate: December 19, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 4:43 pm and 5:03 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\n     President's schedule\n           -Forthcoming interview\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 5:03 pm.","filename":["639-024.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:19:47","tapeEnd":"02:22:17","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"639-023","nextCode":"639-025","transcript":[{"start":4.97,"end":5.16,"text":"That's it."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to discuss administrative logistics regarding the President's upcoming schedule. The primary focus of the brief meeting was the preparation and coordination required for a forthcoming interview. No major policy decisions were reached, as the discussion remained centered on routine scheduling arrangements.","topics":["Presidential schedule","White House administration","Media relations","Stephen B. Bull"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T01:37:24.077Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","white-house-administration","media-relations","stephen-b-bull"],"audioDurationSec":30,"audioFiles":[{"file":"639-024.mp3","bytes":1220608,"durationSec":30.4,"bitrate":321191,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.662Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:11.555Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/639-024.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/639-024","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/639/conversation-639-024","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}