{"conversationCode":"667-002","tapeNumber":667,"conversationNumber":2,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-667-002","startDateTime":"1972-02-08T17:20:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-02-08T22:13:00.000Z","startDate":"8-Feb-1972","startTime":"12:20 PM","endDate":"8-Feb-1972","endTime":"5:13 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Sanchez, Manolo;","description":"On February 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 5:13 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 667-002 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":3,"chronRelease":"Third Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"28-Feb-2002","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 667-2\n\nDate: February 8, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 12:20 pm and 5:13 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull and Manolo Sanchez.\n\n     Microphone\n          -Location\n\n     Work with unknown person\n\nSanchez and Bull left at an unknown time before 5:13 pm.","filename":["667-002.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:57:49","tapeEnd":"01:58:47","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B.","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"667-001","nextCode":"667-003","transcript":[{"start":1.03,"end":2.38,"text":"There is like a hidden way down there."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull and personal valet Manolo Sanchez to discuss the logistics and placement of a microphone within the Oval Office. The conversation focused on identifying a concealed location for the recording device to ensure it remained hidden during future proceedings. No major policy decisions were made, as the dialogue was limited to technical coordination regarding the physical installation of the equipment.","topics":["Oval Office","White House taping system","Audio surveillance","Technical operations","Stephen B. Bull","Manolo Sanchez"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T02:16:02.862Z"},"topicSlugs":["oval-office","white-house-taping-system","audio-surveillance","technical-operations","stephen-b-bull","manolo-sanchez"],"audioDurationSec":27,"audioFiles":[{"file":"667-002.mp3","bytes":1094840,"durationSec":27.23,"bitrate":321617,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.978Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/667-002.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/667-002","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/667/conversation-667-002","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}