{"conversationCode":"674-003","tapeNumber":674,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-674-003","startDateTime":"1972-02-17T13:15:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-02-17T13:24:00.000Z","startDate":"17-Feb-1972","startTime":"8:15 AM","endDate":"17-Feb-1972","endTime":"8:24 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On February 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:15 am to 8:24 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 674-003 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. 674-3\n\nDate: February 17, 1972\nTime: 8:15 am - 8:24 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n     President’s schedule\n\n     Item for Bull\n           -Secretary\n           -William L. Safire\n           -Copy\n                 -Charles W. Colson\n                 -George P. Shultz\n                 -[Forename unknown] Claxton [sp?]\n\nBull left at 8:24 am.","filename":["674a.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:08:16","tapeEnd":"00:11:15","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"674-002","nextCode":"674-004","tapeTranscriptFile":"674a.mp3","transcript":[{"start":554.66,"end":555.28,"text":"I'll be out of here in a minute."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":496,"end":675,"startMethod":"tape_time","endMethod":"tape_time"},"transcriptConfidence":"low","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate administrative tasks regarding the distribution of internal documentation. The discussion focused on organizing and disseminating copies of materials to key staff members, including William L. Safire, Charles W. Colson, and George P. Shultz. The meeting concluded with instructions for Bull to manage these secretarial and distribution responsibilities.","topics":["Presidential schedule","White House staff","Administrative coordination","Documentation","William L. Safire","Charles W. Colson","George P. Shultz"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T02:22:02.019Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","white-house-staff","administrative-coordination","documentation","william-l-safire","charles-w-colson","george-p-shultz"],"audioDurationSec":179,"audioFiles":[{"file":"674a.mp3","bytes":101428661,"durationSec":4226.13,"bitrate":192002,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":true,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.978Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/674a.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/674-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/674/conversation-674-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}