{"conversationCode":"675-003","tapeNumber":675,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-675-003","startDateTime":"1972-02-29T13:10:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-02-29T13:55:00.000Z","startDate":"29-Feb-1972","startTime":"8:10 AM","endDate":"29-Feb-1972","endTime":"8:55 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On February 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:10 am and 8:55 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 675-003 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. 675-3\n\nDate: February 29, 1972\nTiming: Unknown between 8:10 am and 8:55 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n     Staff meeting\n           -John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz, H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler\n           -Roosevelt Room\n                 -Time and location\n           -Ehrlichman, Shultz, Charles W. Colson, William E. Timmons\n           -Haldeman\n           -Ziegler\n           -Congressional and Cabinet meetings\n\nBull left at an unknown timing before 8:55 am.","filename":["675-003.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:13:39","tapeEnd":"00:25:39","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"675-002","nextCode":"675-004","transcript":[{"start":0.67,"end":13.68,"text":"Sir, I believe the staff meeting that we were busy earlier, the staff meeting is open at 1 a.m."},{"start":13.7,"end":15.1,"text":"It's a much smaller group."},{"start":15.12,"end":17.94,"text":"You're all going to attend the big, large 7 o'clock meeting."},{"start":18.58,"end":19.1,"text":"Well, it's over."},{"start":19.2,"end":20.02,"text":"That one's over, sir."},{"start":21.15,"end":24.71,"text":"It's just a small group now."},{"start":24.73,"end":30.87,"text":"It's in the Rose Bowl, but that's a much smaller group."},{"start":30.89,"end":32.51,"text":"Colson, Timmons is in there."},{"start":32.53,"end":42.94,"text":"But all of these people will be seen throughout the morning."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull reviewed the logistical details and attendance rosters for ongoing White House staff meetings. The conversation focused on the transition from a larger early-morning session to smaller, more intimate gatherings in the Roosevelt Room involving key advisors such as John Ehrlichman, George Shultz, and Charles Colson. Bull briefed the President on the presence of specific staff members and confirmed that Nixon would have opportunities to engage with these officials throughout the remainder of the morning.","topics":["White House staff","Scheduling","Roosevelt Room","John D. Ehrlichman","Charles W. Colson","Administration management"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T02:23:31.577Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-staff","scheduling","roosevelt-room","john-d-ehrlichman","charles-w-colson","administration-management"],"audioDurationSec":48,"audioFiles":[{"file":"675-003.mp3","bytes":1914040,"durationSec":47.72,"bitrate":320868,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.664Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/675-003.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/675-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/675/conversation-675-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}