{"conversationCode":"640-002","tapeNumber":640,"conversationNumber":2,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-640-002","startDateTime":"1971-12-22T14:46:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-12-22T14:48:00.000Z","startDate":"22-Dec-1971","startTime":"9:46 AM","endDate":"22-Dec-1971","endTime":"9:48 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On December 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:46 am and 9:48 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 640-002 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. 640-2\n\nDate: December 22, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 9:46 am and 9:48 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n     President's schedule\n           -Arthur F. Burns appointment\n                 -Timing\n                 -Location\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 9:48 am.","filename":["640-002.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:03:06","tapeEnd":"00:03:48","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"640-001","nextCode":"640-003","transcript":[{"start":6.73,"end":9.16,"text":"Kurtz's apartment will have to leave."},{"start":9.2,"end":9.6,"text":"No, he is."},{"start":9.62,"end":11.82,"text":"I haven't seen him right now."},{"start":11.88,"end":17.19,"text":"He'll have to leave within his 20-minute time because he has to catch a plane to... Well, I'll see you right on time."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met briefly to coordinate logistical details regarding an upcoming appointment with Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur F. Burns. The discussion focused on scheduling constraints, specifically ensuring Burns departed promptly to accommodate his travel plans. Bull confirmed the necessary timing to ensure the President would meet with him as scheduled.","topics":["Arthur F. Burns","Presidential scheduling","Logistics","White House operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T01:38:14.516Z"},"topicSlugs":["arthur-f-burns","presidential-scheduling","logistics","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":27,"audioFiles":[{"file":"640-002.mp3","bytes":273886,"durationSec":26.96,"bitrate":81273,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.662Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/640-002.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/640-002","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/640/conversation-640-002","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}